1 00:08:43,919 --> 00:15:05,210 these days. 2 00:15:05,220 --> 00:15:12,550 » [clears throat] 3 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:18,069 » going to take time 4 00:15:18,079 --> 00:15:25,515 We were down there. 5 00:15:25,525 --> 00:15:28,389 [laughter] 6 00:15:28,399 --> 00:15:31,360 » Got there in the middle of the night 7 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,629 when it was 8 00:15:34,639 --> 00:15:36,800 » like 3 in the morning. 9 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:41,890 Get off the tarmac. 10 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:46,550 [laughter] 11 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,320 back. 12 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,550 >> Oh, yeah. So, it's totally 13 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,560 » okay. It is 7 o'clock. And so, I'd like 14 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,360 to call to order the regular meeting of 15 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,160 the Betavia City Council for Monday, 16 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,959 October 5th, 2026. 17 00:16:02,959 --> 00:16:05,360 And I would uh ask that you all please 18 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,680 rise for a brief invocation to be 19 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,910 followed by the pledge of allegiance. 20 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,680 Tonight, as we meet the first meeting of 21 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,480 October, we are ever mindful and 22 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,480 thankful for the many challenges that 23 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,120 are facing not only Betavia but the 24 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,839 greater world around us. And we just ask 25 00:16:25,839 --> 00:16:29,600 for understanding and reassessments and 26 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,839 goodwill on the parts of everybody at 27 00:16:31,839 --> 00:16:34,399 every level of government that they work 28 00:16:34,399 --> 00:16:36,240 to do what is in the best interest of 29 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,279 the world at hand. Uh, Betavia [snorts] 30 00:16:39,279 --> 00:16:42,000 I feel is in a very special place. Uh, 31 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,720 we have a very strong city council. We 32 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,600 have good other districts, school board, 33 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,639 park board, library board, uh, all 34 00:16:50,639 --> 00:16:52,480 working with us in Betavia on 35 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,839 commonalities of of progress. And so I'm 36 00:16:55,839 --> 00:16:57,839 thankful that we have such a community 37 00:16:57,839 --> 00:17:00,480 where people can come together and work 38 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:05,199 out their differences and present very strong governments. And I think 39 00:17:05,199 --> 00:17:06,880 each one of us in the various 40 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:10,079 governments of Betavia has that. And 41 00:17:10,079 --> 00:17:12,160 also I'm very thankful for the support 42 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,600 that the city has uh specifically for 43 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,679 the good support we find within the 44 00:17:17,679 --> 00:17:21,120 Betavia Plan Commission which is very 45 00:17:21,120 --> 00:17:24,079 enticing and observant group and they're 46 00:17:24,079 --> 00:17:26,079 always there to do what they think is in 47 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:28,799 the right interest of Betavia and we are 48 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:30,400 ever thankful for their good efforts. 49 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,360 Also tonight, we just ask for peace and 50 00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:35,360 understanding and vision on the parts of 51 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:37,600 the city council as we take part in the 52 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,160 business before us, knowing that in the 53 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:41,760 hearts and minds of each and every one 54 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,080 of them, they are here to do what is in 55 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:53,750 the very interest of Bavia. Amen. 56 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,200 » Yes. 57 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,160 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 58 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,720 United States of America and to the 59 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:04,240 republic for which it stands. One nation 60 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,600 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 61 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:14,507 justice for all. 62 00:18:14,517 --> 00:18:18,549 [snorts] 63 00:18:18,559 --> 00:18:21,520 » Ask a curve to call the role. 64 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:22,799 >> Here, Lansancy 65 00:18:22,799 --> 00:18:24,400 >> here. Spec here, 66 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:24,960 >> Malay 67 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:25,440 >> here, 68 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,000 >> Malone 69 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:26,480 >> here. 70 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:27,440 >> Wolf 71 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:28,000 >> here. 72 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:28,640 >> Sulfa 73 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:29,039 >> here. 74 00:18:29,039 --> 00:18:29,520 >> Baron 75 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:29,919 >> here. 76 00:18:29,919 --> 00:18:30,400 >> Leman 77 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:30,799 >> here. 78 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:31,360 >> Lman 79 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:31,760 >> here. 80 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:32,240 >> Peeper 81 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:32,640 >> here. 82 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:33,600 >> Farenbach here. 83 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:34,160 >> Anderson 84 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:34,559 >> here. 85 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:35,120 >> White 86 00:18:35,120 --> 00:18:35,600 >> here. 87 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,240 >> A full house, your honor. 14 to 14. 88 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:38,720 >> Very good. 89 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,880 >> I thank everybody for coming. 90 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,840 >> Uh, moving to item four. A reminder to 91 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:45,360 the audience. If you're going to speak 92 00:18:45,360 --> 00:18:47,600 to us tonight, please come forward and 93 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,200 use the microphone because everything 94 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,400 we're doing is being recorded for BATV. 95 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:53,679 And if you don't speak into the 96 00:18:53,679 --> 00:18:56,400 microphone, you're going to be a silent 97 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:00,000 vision of a moose mouth movement with 98 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,000 nobody hearing what you're saying. So, 99 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,160 please come forward and use the the 100 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,760 microphone there. And uh we also are 101 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,840 thankful if you have some issue or 102 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,160 something you'd like to bring up at the 103 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:13,840 appropriate times in the meeting, we 104 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,600 will ask that you come forward and do 105 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:21,200 that. All right. Uh moving then uh to 106 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,120 item number five, matters from the 107 00:19:23,120 --> 00:19:24,880 public for items not on the agenda 108 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,720 tonight. Do we have anybody that wishes 109 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:36,549 to come forward and speak? 110 00:19:36,559 --> 00:19:38,480 » Thank you for the opportunity, mayor, 111 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,880 members of the council, city officials. 112 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,520 Uh many of you know me. I'm Bob Keyffer. 113 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,080 I've lived in Pattavia for 21 years. 114 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,280 resident at 639 Hamilton Way. That's in 115 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,039 the Windmir subdivision on the west 116 00:19:51,039 --> 00:19:52,640 side. 117 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,960 Um I'm here to share my concerns and the 118 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,440 concerns of many of my neighbors about 119 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,200 the recent change in traffic control 120 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,160 management on Branson Drive. 121 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,320 In the summer of 2024, with the 122 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:05,520 completion of the bridge over the 123 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,080 Brayburn Marsh, Branson went from being 124 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,799 a one-way street, a dead-end street 125 00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:12,880 rather, to being a through connection 126 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:14,799 that stretches east and south from 127 00:20:14,799 --> 00:20:17,280 Fabian Parkway all the way to Main 128 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,600 Street through both Windmir, my 129 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,679 subdivision, and the new Winding Creek 130 00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:23,520 subdivision. 131 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,600 Initially, when that bridge opened, 132 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,400 there was no traffic control at all at 133 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,320 the intersection of Branson and Hamilton 134 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,880 Way. the end of the bridge leading over 135 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:36,240 toward uh Winding Creek. 136 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,320 The neighbors called and and and raised 137 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:39,760 the issue with the city and the city 138 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,720 responded very quickly and saw the need 139 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,840 for traffic control there on Branson and 140 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,320 put up temporary stop signs to stop the 141 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,159 traffic on Branson before it got across 142 00:20:50,159 --> 00:20:52,640 the bridge. 143 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,280 They then saw that that worked and put 144 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:56,960 up a permanent sign which has been there 145 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,679 for two years now. traffic stopping on 146 00:20:59,679 --> 00:21:02,240 Branson before it gets to the bridge 147 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,799 which is a dip and then comes up to the 148 00:21:04,799 --> 00:21:08,799 uh Winding Creek subdivision. 149 00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:12,320 Last month that all changed. The signed 150 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,480 Hamilton was switched to allow the 151 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,880 traffic from Branson to flow straight 152 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,440 through onto the bridge through the dip 153 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,440 and slingshot right into the new 154 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,880 subdivision. Once it gets across there, 155 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,679 there's an immediate blind curve that 156 00:21:27,679 --> 00:21:30,799 goes like 90 degrees to the right, which 157 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:33,360 and I call it a blind curve because 158 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:34,960 first of all, it's it's it's a very 159 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,720 sharp curve. Second, there are usually 160 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,880 cars parked there. There are cars parked 161 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,240 across the sidewalk frequently and uh 162 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,080 it's it's it's virtually impossible to 163 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,520 see anybody coming out into the street. 164 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,600 Um 165 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,760 the um it makes it difficult. I mean, 166 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,840 there there are kids. This is a 167 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,200 neighborhood that's filled with young 168 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,159 families. Really whole bunch of cute 169 00:21:58,159 --> 00:22:02,000 young kids, cute young puppies, and and 170 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,480 if a car is coming in through 30 mph at 171 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,480 the speed limit, it would be difficult 172 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,039 for them to see anybody coming into the 173 00:22:09,039 --> 00:22:11,520 street to avoid uh parked cars or 174 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,840 whatever. Cars don't come through there 175 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,440 at 30 miles an hour. They come through 176 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:19,120 they're much faster than that. There are three neighbors on the corner 177 00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:22,559 of Branson and Hamilton and three of 178 00:22:22,559 --> 00:22:25,280 them have have have implored me to come 179 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,120 to you and say they they they sit on 180 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:29,200 their porch and see the traffic coming 181 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,080 through there not stopping and and going 182 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,880 both ways. It's it's just dangerous 183 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,120 there. The intersection is also a 184 00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:39,919 stopoff point for school buses from 185 00:22:39,919 --> 00:22:41,600 Geneva 186 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,240 Pavia and special ed districts too. So, 187 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,880 there's another consideration. 188 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,470 Um, 189 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:51,919 I actually wrote this out. I don't 190 00:22:51,919 --> 00:22:55,200 usually do that. The, uh, stop sign at 191 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,039 Hamilton did do a good job of slowing 192 00:22:57,039 --> 00:22:59,039 this down. And none of us in the 193 00:22:59,039 --> 00:23:01,679 neighborhood can fathom why anybody 194 00:23:01,679 --> 00:23:04,640 wanted to make a change in that. Uh, did 195 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,919 we pay for an engineering study to fix a 196 00:23:07,919 --> 00:23:10,240 problem that didn't exist? 197 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,480 raw data. Even if there is raw data that 198 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,480 says we need to move traffic faster for 199 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,640 something like that, raw data by itself 200 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,000 shouldn't trump the lived experience of 201 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,360 neighbors who were sitting on their 202 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:23,039 front porches, walking their dogs, 203 00:23:23,039 --> 00:23:25,200 walking their babies, and seeing what 204 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:26,880 used to be a reasonably well-managed 205 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,600 situation become a serious danger to the 206 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,630 community. 207 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,559 Um 208 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:37,520 the the um [clears throat] 209 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,760 the upshot of all this I guess is that 210 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,240 we really want that stop sign back to 211 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,280 stop the transit the traffic at Branson. 212 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,000 Um we we feel that this is a matter 213 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,880 that's that that ultimately comes to the 214 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,400 decision-making power of the city 215 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,960 council. As the mayor said, it's a 216 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,360 strong council and it comes together 217 00:23:57,360 --> 00:23:59,679 deliberatively to consider all all sides 218 00:23:59,679 --> 00:24:01,280 of an issue. 219 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,240 So, I'm I'm empowered by my neighbors to 220 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,520 lay this in front of you and say, "We're 221 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,360 going to lay it on you. Take a look at 222 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:09,919 this situation and see if it's being 223 00:24:09,919 --> 00:24:11,760 done right, if it can't be done better 224 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,880 in the name of safety and common sense." 225 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,559 Beyond that though, I think I think 226 00:24:16,559 --> 00:24:18,159 neighbors should be consulted on 227 00:24:18,159 --> 00:24:20,320 questions like this, questions of 228 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,880 traffic management and so on. When then 229 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,360 the city repaved our street a couple a 230 00:24:25,360 --> 00:24:27,360 month or so ago, the city did an 231 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:29,120 excellent job of keeping us informed 232 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:30,559 about what they were going to do and 233 00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:32,240 when they were going to do it. There 234 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,640 were updates on a regular basis. Why 235 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,159 can't we do that when we do things like 236 00:24:36,159 --> 00:24:38,240 traffic management? And if the city 237 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,159 can't do that for some reason, the least 238 00:24:40,159 --> 00:24:42,159 they could do is inform you, the city 239 00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:43,840 council, so that you can let us, the 240 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,080 neighbors, your constituents, know about 241 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,120 it. And I mentioned the parking across 242 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:51,760 the sidewalks. That's a major part of 243 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,360 the issue here because you park across 244 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:56,400 the sidewalk and anybody a little kid 245 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,520 riding a bike, somebody pushing a baby, 246 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,000 um what do they do? They have to go out 247 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,039 in the street to get around the car. Uh 248 00:25:05,039 --> 00:25:07,120 I my understanding is it's illegal, but 249 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:08,640 it's not enforced. So, we don't think 250 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,720 about that. 251 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,120 I thank you for your time and I implore 252 00:25:13,120 --> 00:25:16,720 you, please take a look at this and uh 253 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,039 consider what what uh what you would do 254 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:21,360 if you were in a situation where you saw 255 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:26,480 a situation that had been working for two years and that you perceived now 256 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,440 had been changed to make things worse. 257 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,000 Thanks for your time. Appreciate it. 258 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,320 >> Thank you. 259 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,480 >> Anybody else? 260 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,480 I guess I'd like to maybe bring that 261 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,080 back to the next cow meeting for 262 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,640 discussion. Um I guess I read that and 263 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,080 didn't think we were taking a stop sign 264 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:45,760 out. I thought we were just adding one 265 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,200 to make it a four-way. And I guess I 266 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,200 read the memos wrong cuz I didn't 267 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,520 realize we were taking one out of there. 268 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,200 I drive through there on a regular 269 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,039 basis. And that kind of surprises me 270 00:25:55,039 --> 00:25:59,360 that it's now a thoroughare with no stop 271 00:25:59,360 --> 00:26:00,799 sign there. 272 00:26:00,799 --> 00:26:03,360 >> That's not true. They added two four-way 273 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:06,320 stops. That added two additional places. 274 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,480 has to stop 275 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,240 reconfigured that particular 276 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,159 >> Yeah. And I, you know, just having 277 00:26:12,159 --> 00:26:13,840 driven through there enough as a test 278 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,080 driving and, you know, I'm trying to pay 279 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,159 attention to noises on cars and 280 00:26:18,159 --> 00:26:19,840 everything at different speeds. 281 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,480 >> I I would that would bother me because I 282 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,640 think that would be an open invitation 283 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:25,679 for 284 00:26:25,679 --> 00:26:29,120 >> whatever the furthest away stop sign is that's going to be where people take 285 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:31,039 off from and they won't be at 30. 286 00:26:31,039 --> 00:26:32,720 They'll be at 40 by the time they go 287 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,760 through there. 288 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,520 I would just second adding that as a 289 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:38,873 topic of discussion for the next 290 00:26:38,873 --> 00:26:40,799 [clears throat] cow. Um gotten a lot of 291 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:42,960 obviously we all got feedback and um 292 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,520 I've spoken to a few constituents in 293 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,279 that area that have some serious 294 00:26:47,279 --> 00:26:49,440 concern. So yeah, I think we should talk 295 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:50,880 about it some more 296 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:52,559 >> and maybe the chief could have 297 00:26:52,559 --> 00:26:54,559 information of why we decided to go with 298 00:26:54,559 --> 00:26:56,720 that layout out there because I it just 299 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,720 kind of escaped me at how I didn't 300 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,720 realize that was that was one of them 301 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,799 that wasn't going to a four-way stop. 302 00:27:02,799 --> 00:27:04,799 Yeah, we can uh you know bring some 303 00:27:04,799 --> 00:27:06,799 information as to why that change was 304 00:27:06,799 --> 00:27:09,440 made again based on uh the results of 305 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,830 the engineering study and staff review. 306 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:17,120 » Most of you know I I have a 307 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:19,600 regular encounter with the Kane County 308 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,679 Highway Department. They go with me 309 00:27:21,679 --> 00:27:23,520 every time I go to Chicago to the 310 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,440 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning 311 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:26,880 where I'm chairman of the Council of 312 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:31,200 Mayors. So [snorts] we take a train ride in and a train ride out. So I 313 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,279 get a opportunity to really hear from 314 00:27:33,279 --> 00:27:36,000 the county folks as to what's really 315 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,320 happening and they've shared with me 316 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:41,120 rather recently that the traffic numbers 317 00:27:41,120 --> 00:27:43,760 on Randall Road in the Tri Cities are 318 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,400 just climbing almost all the time. 319 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,440 There's more and more and more traffic 320 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,240 and it's really they're glad that 321 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,320 they've have fourlaned it now. They 322 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,000 think maybe they should maybe six lane 323 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,120 it. Uh, but there's just a lot of 324 00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:00,640 traffic out there and I'm sure that 325 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:03,840 traffic spilling over into all the areas 326 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,240 along Randall Road is what's generating 327 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,880 a lot of this issue. So, I would agree 328 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,399 that this is probably something we 329 00:28:10,399 --> 00:28:12,000 should take a stronger look at because 330 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,320 there were there are factors now in 331 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,640 place that are having a really 332 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,919 phenomenal drive out there. And um 333 00:28:19,919 --> 00:28:21,840 they've shared that, you know, between 334 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,720 34 and 36,000 cars a day are out on 335 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,279 Randall Road. And that's specifically in 336 00:28:27,279 --> 00:28:29,919 the Tri Cities. And one of the issues 337 00:28:29,919 --> 00:28:33,360 we've got is we've got I 88 to the south 338 00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:36,880 and we got I to the north. And there's 339 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,559 some people that like to use Randall 340 00:28:38,559 --> 00:28:40,240 Road to go from one to the other. I 341 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:41,840 mean, there's just all kinds of reasons 342 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,000 why people are using Randall Road now. 343 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:48,000 But and Randall Road is a good 344 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,159 business generator for us. I mean, if 345 00:28:50,159 --> 00:28:52,159 you look at all the stores on Randall 346 00:28:52,159 --> 00:28:54,960 Road, all the sales tax that's coming at 347 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,880 the city, those are all very positive 348 00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:00,240 factors. But, uh, like everything that 349 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,000 has a problem, we need to take a look at 350 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,320 it. So I would agree that we need to 351 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,520 take that before the committee. Anybody 352 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:11,360 else on any other subject? 353 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,360 >> All right. 354 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,440 >> Oh, I didn't see him. We're here. Would 355 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:16,720 you come up and give us your name, 356 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:18,799 please? And 357 00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:21,279 >> um my name is Vanessa. I live in 358 00:29:21,279 --> 00:29:25,279 downtown Bavia um in on Wilson Street. I 359 00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:26,880 appreciate you mentioning that because 360 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,919 also considering uh new businesses on 361 00:29:29,919 --> 00:29:32,880 Randall Road like the Hollywood Casino 362 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:37,919 on Aurora that also uh um brings a lot 363 00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:41,279 of traffic into the area. Um also adding 364 00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:49,760 on to his point on being more um open about information about like 365 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,000 changes of stop signs and stuff. I 366 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,159 recently started coming to city council 367 00:29:54,159 --> 00:29:57,760 a little more as like a um kind of like 368 00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:59,679 to try and see what's going on in my 369 00:29:59,679 --> 00:30:01,919 community. Something I've noticed is the 370 00:30:01,919 --> 00:30:06,880 lack of um just 371 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,520 uh openness about what's going on in the 372 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,320 city. Um like the change in the stop 373 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,159 sign, I feel like other things like the 374 00:30:14,159 --> 00:30:16,640 agenda in itself should be more open to 375 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,880 the public. It's really hard to n 376 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,320 navigate the website itself and I had to 377 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,039 ask someone for the agenda to be uh 378 00:30:25,039 --> 00:30:28,399 shown to me because as someone coming in 379 00:30:28,399 --> 00:30:30,159 and trying to see what's going on in the 380 00:30:30,159 --> 00:30:32,080 community, it's really difficult to be 381 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,240 more aware of what's going on. And 382 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,960 considering the new uh tap thing, which 383 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,799 is very concerning to a lot of our 384 00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:42,480 citizens, uh which I've noticed on like 385 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,760 uh local Facebook groups and stuff, um 386 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,880 it's not very open or information is not 387 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,600 out there open to like people in the 388 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,919 community. So, it'd be appreciated if 389 00:30:53,919 --> 00:30:56,480 the agenda and other items like that 390 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,600 could be more open and posted about. 391 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,000 That is all. Thank you for your time. 392 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,279 >> Thank you. Anybody else? 393 00:31:05,279 --> 00:31:07,039 >> I would just comment about the the 394 00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:08,240 website. I think the [clears throat] 395 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:09,679 city's really worked hard to get that 396 00:31:09,679 --> 00:31:13,279 website to be very uh uh fan friendly, 397 00:31:13,279 --> 00:31:14,880 so to speak. And if you go on the 398 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,640 website, there's actually um a section 399 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,320 that you can just type on and it says 400 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:23,520 agenda center and you can get the agenda 401 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:25,760 meeting, future meetings once they're 402 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,360 posted. Usually they're posted the week 403 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,679 in advance. 404 00:31:29,679 --> 00:31:30,799 um 405 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:33,360 >> usually very uh very helpful for me 406 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:34,720 because that's how I find the agenda. I 407 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,320 mean they if I get it emailed to me as 408 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:37,600 well but 409 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,440 >> right but as someone who's coming in 410 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,200 here and someone in the general 411 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,200 community they don't know to type in 412 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,840 agenda to find us so agenda. So if it 413 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,960 could just be posted as a separate icon 414 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,960 that would be very friendly to the 415 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:56,470 community 416 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,720 » agenda center and if you that's where 417 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,159 the agendas are 418 00:32:00,159 --> 00:32:01,200 >> you just click on agenda 419 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,399 >> it might have been updated 420 00:32:02,399 --> 00:32:05,120 >> right it could have been updated um but 421 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,640 last time I came I was told and I was uh 422 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:12,159 guided to just search it up. Yeah. 423 00:32:12,159 --> 00:32:14,320 Thanks Ramon. 424 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:15,679 >> Yeah. Uh just to kind of follow up on 425 00:32:15,679 --> 00:32:18,960 the theme, um if I recall, I believe I'm 426 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:20,159 having trouble finding it in my notes, 427 00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:21,919 but we had a discussion about talking 428 00:32:21,919 --> 00:32:24,320 about speed limits kind of citywide. Um 429 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,120 it sounds like that's a really good um 430 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:28,080 thing to [clears throat] follow back up 431 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,559 on. We had talked about having the um 432 00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:31,679 active transportation commission 433 00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:33,760 included in that along with the uh 434 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,039 police and all that. I think we should 435 00:32:35,039 --> 00:32:36,720 maybe just double down on on getting 436 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,320 something there now that we have a 437 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,559 couple more tools in our tool belt to 438 00:32:40,559 --> 00:32:42,559 control speed limits and things. maybe 439 00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:44,559 uh this theme can be addressed all at 440 00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:46,480 once rather than doing it peace meal as 441 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,799 we've kind of been kind of been doing it 442 00:32:48,799 --> 00:32:50,640 um because there's a theme there. Um and 443 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,960 then I'll just just to echo uh yeah it 444 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,559 can be tough to navigate these things. I 445 00:32:54,559 --> 00:32:56,080 think the city's doing a really good job 446 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,640 trying hard, right? Um we just sort of 447 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,399 have a lack of, you know, local media 448 00:33:00,399 --> 00:33:02,320 would be nice, other people helping us 449 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,679 get the word out there, but I think the 450 00:33:03,679 --> 00:33:06,880 city's done um really a pretty good job 451 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:08,602 of getting it out there. And if folks 452 00:33:08,602 --> 00:33:09,679 [clears throat] have questions, I know 453 00:33:09,679 --> 00:33:12,080 the city's been very helpful in kind of 454 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:14,320 helping people navigate the websites and 455 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,240 things. So, it's a tough tough landscape 456 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,880 though. 457 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:19,919 Anybody else? 458 00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:21,760 >> I concur. 459 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:24,080 >> Okay. 460 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,880 Anybody else? 461 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,480 All right, then we will move to 462 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:33,919 item five. Well, we're at five. Move to 463 00:33:33,919 --> 00:33:36,399 item number six, items removed, added or 464 00:33:36,399 --> 00:33:39,360 changed. Do we have anything tonight? 465 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,000 Okay. Moving to then item seven, the 466 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,480 consent agenda. 467 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,480 >> Yes, your honor. The consent agenda 468 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,880 reads as follows. Accept and place on 469 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:53,039 file August 2026 building report. 470 00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:54,960 Committee of the whole minutes September 471 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:59,760 15, 2026 and September 21st, 2026. 472 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:03,279 Special meeting approvals. Payroll fund 473 00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:06,320 totals for 9252026 474 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:13,669 in the amount of 1,249,528.76. 475 00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:15,839 The accounts payable total for October 476 00:34:15,839 --> 00:34:18,079 5th council meeting in the amount of 477 00:34:18,079 --> 00:34:24,470 3,19,769.19. 478 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,960 City council minutes September 21st, 479 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,720 2026. 480 00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:31,200 Approvals. City Council Executive 481 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:35,040 session minutes September 8th, 2026 for 482 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:38,399 litigation. September 21st, 2026 for 483 00:34:38,399 --> 00:34:40,000 personnel. 484 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,839 Approval of the 2027 meeting calendar. 485 00:34:43,839 --> 00:34:48,310 Ordinance 2026-45, 486 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,720 transfer of property to the Betavia Park 487 00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:54,560 District Peace Bridge Bike Ramp. 488 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,280 Ordinance 2026-48 489 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,280 amending an approved certificate of 490 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,920 appropriateness for building demolition 491 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,280 at 23 Northwater Street with Ordinance 492 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,560 25 2025-49 493 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:12,400 and resolution 2026-109-R 494 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,680 authorizing execution of task force 9 495 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:19,280 with V3 companies for phase 1 and two 496 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,079 engineering services safe routes to 497 00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:26,240 school willow rain and Blue Stem Lane. I 498 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:28,320 move we accept the consent agenda as 499 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:29,119 read. 500 00:35:29,119 --> 00:35:30,560 >> Second. 501 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,560 >> Motion second for the approval of the 502 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,480 consent agenda is read. Any further 503 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,400 discussion on it? 504 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:37,920 >> Cler, call the role. 505 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:38,480 >> Baron. 506 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:39,119 >> Hi 507 00:35:39,119 --> 00:35:39,839 >> Leman. 508 00:35:39,839 --> 00:35:40,320 >> Hi 509 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:40,960 >> Lman. 510 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:41,599 >> Hi 511 00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:42,160 >> Peeper. 512 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:42,640 >> Hi 513 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:43,280 >> Farenbach. 514 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:43,680 >> Hi 515 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:44,640 >> Anderson. Hi 516 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:45,200 >> White. 517 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:45,599 >> Hi 518 00:35:45,599 --> 00:35:46,320 >> Barza. 519 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:46,880 >> Hi 520 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:47,599 >> Lansancy. 521 00:35:47,599 --> 00:35:48,079 >> Hi 522 00:35:48,079 --> 00:35:48,560 >> Beck. 523 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:49,040 >> Hi 524 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:49,680 >> Malay. 525 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:50,079 >> Hi 526 00:35:50,079 --> 00:35:50,640 >> Malone. 527 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:51,040 >> Hi 528 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:51,599 >> Wolf. 529 00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:52,079 >> Hi 530 00:35:52,079 --> 00:35:52,560 >> Sulfa. 531 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:53,119 >> Hi 532 00:35:53,119 --> 00:35:54,880 >> 14. Yes. No. No. None. 533 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,040 >> Motion's [clears throat] approved. 534 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:58,800 All right. Moving then to eight, the 535 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,800 Chamber of Commerce. Do we have somebody 536 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:02,880 here to 537 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,560 >> Oh, there you are. You're behind the 538 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:06,240 screen. I couldn't see you. I didn't 539 00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:07,839 think we had anybody from the chamber. 540 00:36:07,839 --> 00:36:11,440 This is our newest chamber person. So, 541 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,440 >> sorry that was bothering me, so I took 542 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:16,240 that little [laughter] thing away. Um, 543 00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:18,800 hello. Good evening, everyone. Uh, good 544 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:20,400 evening, Mayor Schuli, members of the 545 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,720 city council, city staff, and everyone 546 00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:24,800 here tonight. Uh, my name is Kristen 547 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,160 Winter, and I'm the membership and 548 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:27,839 engagement coordinator at the Betavia 549 00:36:27,839 --> 00:36:29,680 Chamber of Commerce. I'm filling in 550 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,440 tonight for Margaret Perau, and I 551 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,200 appreciate the opportunity to introduce 552 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:34,960 myself and share a little bit about what 553 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,599 the chamber has been doing. Uh, just to 554 00:36:37,599 --> 00:36:39,200 introduce myself, I joined the chamber 555 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,079 on July 13th, and it's been a wonderful 556 00:36:42,079 --> 00:36:43,599 firsthand experience to see how 557 00:36:43,599 --> 00:36:45,599 connected and supportive our local 558 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:47,520 business community really is. I've 559 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,200 received such a warm welcome and that 560 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:50,720 has made it easy for me to share that 561 00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:52,720 same experience with new and prospective 562 00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:54,640 members. 563 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,160 I want them to know that the chamber is 564 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:57,520 here to connect and support our 565 00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,440 businesses to benefit benefit each of 566 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,200 our members and ultimately to benefit 567 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:04,160 the community as a whole. September was 568 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,839 an extremely busy month for us. We 569 00:37:05,839 --> 00:37:08,079 celebrated seven ribbon cutings which 570 00:37:08,079 --> 00:37:11,280 many of you were at. Thank you. Um, and 571 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,560 we hosted over 36 networking, 572 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,400 educational, and community events in 573 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,000 September. 574 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,240 On September 22nd, the Betavia Chamber 575 00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:22,160 hosted another successful State of the 576 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,480 Cane County address featuring Kain 577 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:27,760 County Board Chair Karine Perog. Nearly 578 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,160 180 people attended to [clears throat] 579 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:31,680 hear about the important developments, 580 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,359 priorities, and opportunities throughout 581 00:37:33,359 --> 00:37:35,280 Kain County. 582 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:37,200 The annual event gives our business 583 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:38,960 community leaders a chance to hear 584 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:40,800 directly about what's happening at the 585 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,960 county level and more importantly how 586 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,720 those decisions and initiatives affect 587 00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:46,560 Betavia. 588 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,640 We're now looking ahead to the 2026 589 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:50,560 state of the community breakfast at 590 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,480 Covenant Living at the Homestead on 591 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,280 Thursday, November 5th. Registration is 592 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,359 now open through the chamber website and 593 00:37:57,359 --> 00:37:59,359 event check-in opens at 7:00 on the 594 00:37:59,359 --> 00:38:01,119 morning of the event. 595 00:38:01,119 --> 00:38:02,800 Mayor Sheli will deliver the keynote 596 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:04,880 address and share some of Battavia's 597 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,480 recent accomplishments, upcoming 598 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,240 projects, and opportunities for the 599 00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:10,400 future. We'll also hear updates from 600 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,640 Josephine Tucci of the Betavia Public 601 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,599 Library, Allison Namela of the Battavia 602 00:38:15,599 --> 00:38:17,440 Park District, and Tony and Glacie of 603 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,000 BPS 101. 604 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,240 Um, for Betavia Citizen of the Year, I'm 605 00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,000 sure you all know what that is. Um, but 606 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,560 nominations are now open for the 2026 607 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,040 Battavia Citizen of the Year Award. This 608 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,040 award recognizes an individual who 609 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,119 demonstrates selflessness, dedication, 610 00:38:33,119 --> 00:38:35,280 and service to the Battavia community. 611 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:36,960 If you know someone who deserves to be 612 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,040 recognized, please send a nomination 613 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:42,160 letter to Margaret at margaretavia.org 614 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,800 by Monday, November 9th. This is a 615 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:46,960 wonderful Battavia tradition. To give 616 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:48,400 you just a sense of the community 617 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,079 members who have been honored in recent 618 00:38:50,079 --> 00:38:52,480 years, recipients include Linda Shelkey 619 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:56,640 in 2025, Bob Hubard in 2024, Dave and 620 00:38:56,640 --> 00:39:00,880 Marge Brown in 2023, John Dylan in 2022, 621 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:04,400 and Dan Hoffler in 2021. 622 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,560 I'm also very pleased to welcome our 623 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,960 newest members to the Betavia Chamber. 624 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:11,040 Gerber Collision and Glass, Worknet, 625 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,079 Betavia, Anytime Fitness, North Aurora, 626 00:39:14,079 --> 00:39:17,599 Back N in North Aurora, Maria Anonya 627 00:39:17,599 --> 00:39:20,400 Fine Art, and Jar Packaging, a Welch 628 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,640 company. With these new members, the 629 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,680 Betavia Chamber has now reached 550 630 00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:29,040 members. That me that number means more 631 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,119 than just a membership count. It 632 00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:33,119 represents businesses and organizations 633 00:39:33,119 --> 00:39:35,119 that are invested in Betavia, choosing 634 00:39:35,119 --> 00:39:37,200 to be a part of this community and 635 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:38,880 recognizing that we're strong when we 636 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,280 work together. Every ribbon cutting, 637 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,520 every networking event and workshop and 638 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:45,280 partnership gives us another opportunity 639 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:48,480 to connect people to our community. As 640 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,240 representatives of the businesses in 641 00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:52,079 your wards, we'd love to see you at 642 00:39:52,079 --> 00:39:54,000 chamber events, especially ribbon 643 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,160 cutting celebrations. They're a great 644 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,240 opportunity to meet the businesses that 645 00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:00,640 are in your wards, celebrating their 646 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,079 accomplishments and giving them a chance 647 00:40:02,079 --> 00:40:04,320 to know you. I know our members really 648 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:06,320 appreciate seeing city council members 649 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:07,920 there. 650 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,760 We have a very full lineup of events in 651 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:12,079 October. Um there's something for 652 00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:13,760 everyone. Complete details and 653 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:15,599 registration information is always 654 00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:18,000 available at paviachamber.org. 655 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:19,359 But just to give you a little breakdown 656 00:40:19,359 --> 00:40:20,720 of some of the things that we have 657 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:23,839 coming up on Wednesday, October 7th, we 658 00:40:23,839 --> 00:40:26,160 have our chamber notfor-profit forum. 659 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:27,839 The chamber currently has 68 660 00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:30,480 nonforprofit members, and over 25 of 661 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:34,000 them meet every week um to come 662 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,000 together, connect, share ideas, and 663 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:37,680 explore ways to collaborate and support 664 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,000 one another. Wednesday, October 7th, is 665 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,240 a Tri-C networking event at BASH in 666 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:45,280 Geneva through the Betavia Chamber. Our 667 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:46,960 chamber members have a great opportunity 668 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:48,400 to connect with businesses and 669 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,640 professionals throughout the Tri City. 670 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,320 Thursday, October 8th, we have our fall 671 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:54,640 into business multi-chamber event which 672 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:58,000 is going to be held in Bartlett. 673 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,000 Thursday, October 8th, we also have the 674 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,920 Betavia Women in Business after hours 675 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,480 networking event at Sturdy Shelter. Um 676 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,880 they always love to spotlight a 677 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,720 nonprofit and that will be Anderson 678 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:11,440 Humane. Wednesday, October 14th is our 679 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:13,119 coffee and commerce. It will be hosted 680 00:41:13,119 --> 00:41:15,359 at Start Something Studio. We invite 681 00:41:15,359 --> 00:41:18,160 everyone to come. Thursday, October 15th 682 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:20,720 is our strong foundation series, HR for 683 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:22,960 small business. Um, we just wanted to 684 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:24,400 let people know that we received 685 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:25,839 wonderful feedback from the first 686 00:41:25,839 --> 00:41:27,680 session in this series. It's completely 687 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:29,760 complimentary. Um, and it's designed to 688 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:31,520 give our members practical information 689 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,280 and resources on topics that are 690 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:34,800 especially beneficial for small 691 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,560 businesses. 692 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,520 Thursday, October 15th is our SSBCI 693 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:41,359 technical assistance for small business 694 00:41:41,359 --> 00:41:43,200 webinar and we'll be presenting this in 695 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:46,079 Spanish. Wednesday, October 21st is 696 00:41:46,079 --> 00:41:48,720 networking at a Geneva Winery. And 697 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:52,160 Friday, October 23rd is out to lunch. 698 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,800 You can meet us at JT's Tavern Tap and 699 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:57,920 you can drop in, have soda, have lunch, 700 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:00,480 and meet the chamber staff and members. 701 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:02,319 We have a few ribbon cutting scheduled. 702 00:42:02,319 --> 00:42:04,560 There will probably be additional, but 703 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,960 we will have one on Friday, October 16th 704 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:10,079 for the Back N golf in North Aurora. 705 00:42:10,079 --> 00:42:13,680 Thursday, October 22nd for Gatsby Glass. 706 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,720 And Tuesday, October 27th, honoring the 707 00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:19,440 50th anniversary of Fox Valley Special 708 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:22,240 Rec Association. 709 00:42:22,240 --> 00:42:24,160 Uh, before I introduce my guest, are 710 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,079 there any questions that I can answer 711 00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:28,800 for anyone? 712 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:30,800 Okay. Well, thank you so much for 713 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:32,160 allowing me to come up and speak. Thank 714 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:34,800 you for your time. Um, I'd like to now 715 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,839 introduce Brian Weneck, co-founder of 716 00:42:37,839 --> 00:42:40,160 The Windmill Weekly. It's a community 717 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:41,760 focused newspaper created to help 718 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,839 seniors stay informed and connected to 719 00:42:43,839 --> 00:42:45,760 their local community. The Windmill 720 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,680 Weekly began as a Bavia High School 721 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,319 incubator project and went on to earn 722 00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:52,240 the top prize at Pitch Night, a great 723 00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:54,000 recognition of the value it brings to 724 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,000 our senior community. Please join me in 725 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,920 welcoming Brian who will tell us a 726 00:42:57,920 --> 00:42:59,119 little bit more about the windmill 727 00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:02,039 Weekly. 728 00:43:02,039 --> 00:43:05,750 [applause] 729 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,240 » Hello. Good evening. Uh my name is Brian 730 00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:10,400 Winn and I'm a senior at Pavia High 731 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:12,240 School. I am the founder and CEO of the 732 00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:14,640 Wimma Weekly, a bi-weekly local 733 00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:16,319 newspaper that is designed for seniors 734 00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:18,880 in retirement homes. I'm here today to 735 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:20,079 share a little bit more about my story 736 00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:22,079 and exactly what I do. So, it all 737 00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:23,440 started with my grandmother. My 738 00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:24,800 grandmother once lived in a retirement 739 00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:26,800 home. She was surrounded by people and 740 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:28,800 she felt disconnected from the community 741 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:30,560 and from what was going on around her. 742 00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:32,319 As technology kept advancing and the 743 00:43:32,319 --> 00:43:34,160 news kept moving online, a lot of 744 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:35,680 seniors like her were feeling left 745 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:37,200 behind and trapped in these retirement 746 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:39,440 homes. I realized the answer wasn't 747 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:40,960 another app and it was something they 748 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:43,040 already knew and trusted, a newspaper 749 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:45,359 they can hold in your hand. So, I found 750 00:43:45,359 --> 00:43:47,680 a way to make it real. In September 751 00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:49,680 2025, I started the Windmill Weekly 752 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,920 through Incubator, the uh 753 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:53,760 entrepreneurship program at Pavia High 754 00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:55,680 School. With the help of mentors, we 755 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:57,280 built a business plan, talked to real 756 00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:59,200 customers, and pitched our idea. We 757 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:00,720 eventually won first place at pitch 758 00:44:00,720 --> 00:44:02,480 night. When the class ended, we didn't 759 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:04,960 stop. We kept this paper growing. Now, 760 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:06,640 here's where we are today. We print the 761 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:08,400 WIMO weekly every other week and deliver 762 00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:10,160 to senior communities including Heritage 763 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:12,400 Woods, the Landings and the Homestead 764 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,800 and even Limestone [clears throat] 765 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:16,640 along with the drop off locations around 766 00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:18,880 town. Today we have over more than 300 767 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:21,280 monthly readers already. We couldn't 768 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:22,880 have done this without the Bavia Chamber 769 00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:24,880 of Commerce. They've been a huge role in 770 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:26,400 getting us out there when we were just 771 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:27,839 students with the idea. The chamber 772 00:44:27,839 --> 00:44:29,680 helped connect us with local business 773 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:31,359 communities. Through their networking 774 00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:32,960 events, we met business owners, 775 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:34,880 community members we never would have 776 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:37,040 met on our own. These introductions led 777 00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:39,200 us to do so many more connections and 778 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:40,720 many of those connections turned into 779 00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:43,040 sponsors who now support the paper. The 780 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:45,119 chamber keeps us helps us out and 781 00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:47,440 opening new doors to opportunities. A 782 00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:48,800 big part of where we are today is 783 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:50,400 because the chamber believed in what we 784 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:52,800 were doing. And exactly what all those 785 00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:55,280 sponsors do is help us keep going. 786 00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:56,720 Sponsors are the reason this paper 787 00:44:56,720 --> 00:44:58,319 exists. They pay for the printing and 788 00:44:58,319 --> 00:45:00,240 get our copies out to these senior homes 789 00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:01,920 and they are what let us reach more 790 00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:03,920 communities for sponsors. It's a real 791 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:05,680 chance to be seen because our readers 792 00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:07,440 read every single page. Getting these 793 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:08,960 out to these retirement homes, we mostly 794 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:10,400 give them to them for free to help out 795 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:12,079 the community. Give it to these people 796 00:45:12,079 --> 00:45:13,440 to really help out the community in 797 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:15,440 every way. So, there's other ways that 798 00:45:15,440 --> 00:45:17,040 you can get involved and how to help us. 799 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:19,680 You can sub subscribe for yourself or a 800 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:21,359 parent or grandparent that you know in 801 00:45:21,359 --> 00:45:24,079 town. You can sponsor, advertise, or you 802 00:45:24,079 --> 00:45:26,640 can connect with us with the so local 803 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,400 senior community that should be getting 804 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:30,960 the paper. You can send us stories that 805 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:32,400 and events that are happening around 806 00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:33,760 town. Everything is at the 807 00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:35,760 windmillowweekly.com. Once again, the 808 00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:37,440 windmillowweekly.com. 809 00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:39,359 And my goal is to make sure that no one 810 00:45:39,359 --> 00:45:41,280 feels disconnected from their community. 811 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:42,880 I want to thank you for their time and 812 00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:44,720 I'm happy to answer any other questions 813 00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:47,839 that are involved. Thank you. 814 00:45:47,839 --> 00:45:51,430 >> Any questions? 815 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,599 Hey, I thought I heard that you guys 816 00:45:53,599 --> 00:45:56,720 print your newspaper in a larger type 817 00:45:56,720 --> 00:45:58,960 font so that it's more accessible. 818 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,359 >> Yes. So, what we do is we print our 819 00:46:01,359 --> 00:46:03,839 newspaper in larger font so it's easier 820 00:46:03,839 --> 00:46:06,400 for these seniors to read and then what 821 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:08,061 we also do, we took a survey 822 00:46:08,061 --> 00:46:09,920 [clears throat] at the homestead and we 823 00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:11,920 got topics of what these seniors like to 824 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:14,560 read about. So, we gave them a list of 825 00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:17,200 kind of big general topics. We found out 826 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:18,640 that they like to know more about, you 827 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:20,319 know, the town and we always like to 828 00:46:20,319 --> 00:46:21,920 include the comedy vault in our upcoming 829 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:23,440 events because that's like thing that 830 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:25,680 they like to go to. But yes, we do do 831 00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:27,680 larger pro larger print for it's easier 832 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:29,520 for them to read. It's all hyper local 833 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:31,280 news about the town of Bavia. So that's 834 00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:36,069 what makes us mostly different. 835 00:46:36,079 --> 00:46:39,040 Anybody else? Well, I'm very impressed 836 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,040 with what Betavia High School students 837 00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:42,800 are doing out there in the streets and 838 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,640 specifically your focus on senior 839 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:47,200 citizens because we have a lot of them 840 00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:49,440 in this community now and they want to 841 00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:53,440 stay in touch and um I go try to go to 842 00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:56,800 all the various senior places and 843 00:46:56,800 --> 00:47:00,000 talk at least once or twice a year. And 844 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,000 ironically, one of the big things I hear 845 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:04,640 from senior citizens, it's not a real 846 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:07,440 bad thing, but they're concerned is why 847 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,520 doesn't the Betavia movie theater have a 848 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,520 sign out that tells them what movies are 849 00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:14,480 playing? 850 00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:16,319 And that seems to be a big one because 851 00:47:16,319 --> 00:47:17,599 most of them, several of them say, 852 00:47:17,599 --> 00:47:19,200 "Well, I don't know anything about 853 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:20,800 technology, so when you tell me you got 854 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:22,480 to go online and read it, I don't know 855 00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:24,560 how to do that. So, why can't I just 856 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:26,240 drive out there like any other movie 857 00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:27,680 theater and there'll be a sign. It'll 858 00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:29,359 just have the title of the movie and I 859 00:47:29,359 --> 00:47:31,200 may want to go see it. But there's been 860 00:47:31,200 --> 00:47:32,640 a lot of good movies I've missed 861 00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:35,177 recently because movie theater doesn't 862 00:47:35,177 --> 00:47:36,720 [cough] have it. So, I'll throw that one 863 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:39,280 at you guys and see if you can help my 864 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:41,599 idea of movie science. 865 00:47:41,599 --> 00:47:43,599 >> I'll get working on it. [clears throat] 866 00:47:43,599 --> 00:47:47,270 >> As a sponsor 867 00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:48,160 get him as a spor. 868 00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:50,000 >> Anybody else? 869 00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:51,599 >> It's just a question about I guess 870 00:47:51,599 --> 00:47:53,760 succession planning. Um, will this be 871 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:55,599 continued to be run by students in the 872 00:47:55,599 --> 00:47:57,520 incubator program or will you are you 873 00:47:57,520 --> 00:47:59,760 hoping to carry it forward after you 874 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:00,720 graduate? 875 00:48:00,720 --> 00:48:02,800 >> Uh, yes. So, I am planning on continuing 876 00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:05,040 this after I graduate and most of the 877 00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:07,520 stuff that I can do here is remote so I 878 00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:09,359 can work on the news and everything from 879 00:48:09,359 --> 00:48:11,280 wherever I am and then I can send it 880 00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:13,520 into our printing facility, BFC Printing 881 00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:15,599 on Kirk. They help us out. They do our 882 00:48:15,599 --> 00:48:17,680 printing and shipping for us, but I'll 883 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:19,680 also have a kind of homebased person 884 00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:21,440 here. So that can be someone from the 885 00:48:21,440 --> 00:48:23,520 Incubator program or anyone that I know 886 00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:25,440 that would like to help me out. And I'll 887 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:27,599 have them almost as a home base so that 888 00:48:27,599 --> 00:48:29,119 while I'm away in college that I'll 889 00:48:29,119 --> 00:48:30,880 still have someone that can show up to 890 00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:32,960 meetings like this or get me some 891 00:48:32,960 --> 00:48:34,480 different news or what's going on around 892 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:37,200 town. So that'll be a big impact for us. 893 00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:42,390 But we definitely plan on continuing it. 894 00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:45,200 » Comments or questions? 895 00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:47,359 >> Well, thank you for coming down and 896 00:48:47,359 --> 00:48:52,458 giving a report. 897 00:48:52,468 --> 00:48:56,230 » [applause] 898 00:48:56,240 --> 00:48:59,119 » Okay, now we'll go to the regular agenda 899 00:48:59,119 --> 00:49:01,920 and it's uh proclamation for breast 900 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:09,349 cancer and I am told here that u 901 00:49:09,359 --> 00:49:11,760 here alderman Baron is going to present 902 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,760 it. 903 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:14,400 >> Sure. 904 00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:15,119 >> You got it. 905 00:49:15,119 --> 00:49:18,240 >> Got it. proclamation. Whereas breast 906 00:49:18,240 --> 00:49:20,559 cancer awareness month is observed every 907 00:49:20,559 --> 00:49:23,040 October to increase awareness of breast 908 00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:25,839 cancer, encourage early detection and 909 00:49:25,839 --> 00:49:28,079 screening, support those who have been 910 00:49:28,079 --> 00:49:30,160 diagnosed, and honor those whose lives 911 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:32,559 have been affected by the disease. And 912 00:49:32,559 --> 00:49:35,040 whereas breast cancer affects women and 913 00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:38,240 men as well as their families, friends, 914 00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:40,720 caregivers, and communities. And a 915 00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:43,280 diagnosis can bring physical, emotional, 916 00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:45,839 and practical challenges throughout 917 00:49:45,839 --> 00:49:49,280 treatment and recovery. And whereas 918 00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:51,520 advances in breast cancer research, 919 00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:53,520 screening, and treatment continue to 920 00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:57,119 improve outcomes while also 921 00:49:57,119 --> 00:50:00,400 while access to reliable information, 922 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:03,040 compassionate care, and a strong network 923 00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:06,400 of support remain important for those 924 00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:09,359 navigating a diagnosis. And whereas 925 00:50:09,359 --> 00:50:11,760 survivors, caregivers, health health 926 00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:14,000 care professionals, advocates, 927 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,640 researchers, and community organizers 928 00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:18,800 provide invaluable encouragement, 929 00:50:18,800 --> 00:50:21,599 education, and assistance to individuals 930 00:50:21,599 --> 00:50:24,720 and families affected by breast cancer. 931 00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:27,440 And whereas Waterford Place Cancer 932 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:29,839 Resource Center in Aurora serves as a 933 00:50:29,839 --> 00:50:32,800 welcoming haven when where everyone 934 00:50:32,800 --> 00:50:35,119 affected by cancer can find support at 935 00:50:35,119 --> 00:50:37,760 no cost with staff and volunteers 936 00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:40,319 providing compassionate and empowering 937 00:50:40,319 --> 00:50:43,119 resources for people at any stage of 938 00:50:43,119 --> 00:50:45,680 treatment and survivorship and their 939 00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:48,480 loved ones. including support groups, 940 00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:51,760 classes, counseling, mind, body, and 941 00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:54,160 spirit therapies, and other programs 942 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:57,359 that embody the spirit of community care 943 00:50:57,359 --> 00:51:00,079 and neighbors helping neighbors. And 944 00:51:00,079 --> 00:51:02,000 whereas breast cancer awareness month 945 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,800 provides an opportunity for the Betavia 946 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:07,040 community to recognize those with breast 947 00:51:07,040 --> 00:51:10,240 cancer, celebrate survivors, remember 948 00:51:10,240 --> 00:51:12,160 those who have lost their lives to the 949 00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:14,400 disease, and support the family, 950 00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:17,040 friends, caregivers, and professionals 951 00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:19,920 who occupy them on their journeys. Now 952 00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:22,800 there I, Jeffrey D. Sheli, mayor of the 953 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:26,240 city of Betavia, Illinois, do by do 954 00:51:26,240 --> 00:51:30,720 hereby proclaim October 26th, 2026 as 955 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:33,040 breast cancer awareness month in the 956 00:51:33,040 --> 00:51:35,359 city of Betavia and encourage members of 957 00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:37,440 our community to learn about breast 958 00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:40,240 cancer, understand the importance of 959 00:51:40,240 --> 00:51:42,000 recommended screening and early 960 00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:45,119 detection, and offer support and compass 961 00:51:45,119 --> 00:51:47,920 compassion to those who whose lives have 962 00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:51,040 been affected by breast cancer. I move 963 00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:54,640 we accept the proclamation as read. 964 00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:54,800 A 965 00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:56,800 >> motion and second for acceptance of the 966 00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:58,880 proclamation as read. Any comment from 967 00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:02,000 the council? 968 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:04,640 >> I was just that's a very good cause and 969 00:52:04,640 --> 00:52:07,200 one that has a big impact in Betavia. So 970 00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:08,720 I certainly I know we're all going to 971 00:52:08,720 --> 00:52:10,880 vote for it, but it it really does 972 00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:13,119 something that we should keep that in 973 00:52:13,119 --> 00:52:15,119 the forefront here of things that we 974 00:52:15,119 --> 00:52:17,200 need to keep an eye on. 975 00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:19,599 >> Cla. 976 00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:20,000 Hi. 977 00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:22,726 >> Um, I'm so sorry. Let me take 978 00:52:22,726 --> 00:52:24,691 [clears throat] all that back. Baron, 979 00:52:24,691 --> 00:52:24,720 [laughter] 980 00:52:24,720 --> 00:52:25,520 >> hi. 981 00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:26,400 >> Thank you, 982 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:27,280 >> Leman. 983 00:52:27,280 --> 00:52:27,760 >> Hi, 984 00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:28,559 >> Lman. 985 00:52:28,559 --> 00:52:29,040 >> Hi, 986 00:52:29,040 --> 00:52:29,599 >> Peeper. 987 00:52:29,599 --> 00:52:30,000 >> Hi, 988 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:30,640 >> Farenbach. 989 00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:31,040 >> Hi, 990 00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:31,599 >> Anderson. 991 00:52:31,599 --> 00:52:32,000 >> Hi, 992 00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:32,480 >> White. 993 00:52:32,480 --> 00:52:32,880 >> Hi, 994 00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:34,480 >> PZ. I believe you were an I. Would you 995 00:52:34,480 --> 00:52:35,839 like to confirm? Thank you. 996 00:52:35,839 --> 00:52:36,720 >> Hi, 997 00:52:36,720 --> 00:52:37,359 >> Lansancy. 998 00:52:37,359 --> 00:52:37,839 >> Hi, 999 00:52:37,839 --> 00:52:38,319 >> Beck. 1000 00:52:38,319 --> 00:52:38,720 >> Hi, 1001 00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:39,200 >> Malay. 1002 00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:39,599 >> Hi, 1003 00:52:39,599 --> 00:52:40,240 >> Malone. 1004 00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:40,640 >> Hi, 1005 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:41,119 >> Wolf. 1006 00:52:41,119 --> 00:52:41,599 >> Hi, 1007 00:52:41,599 --> 00:52:42,160 >> Sula. 1008 00:52:42,160 --> 00:52:42,640 >> Hi. 1009 00:52:42,640 --> 00:52:45,599 >> 14, yes. No, no, none absent. 1010 00:52:45,599 --> 00:52:49,119 >> Very good. Uh, moving then to item 9.2. 1011 00:52:49,119 --> 00:52:51,599 2 presentation on the Dennis Peron 1012 00:52:51,599 --> 00:52:54,240 scholarship trading card program. 1013 00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:56,640 >> Mayor, if we could, we would like to um 1014 00:52:56,640 --> 00:52:59,920 please introduce um Omar Ramos. He's 1015 00:52:59,920 --> 00:53:01,599 here from the Waterford Place Cancer 1016 00:53:01,599 --> 00:53:04,079 Resource Center and we would like to um 1017 00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:06,160 present the proclamation that you just 1018 00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:09,119 read um to them. Thank you. If you could 1019 00:53:09,119 --> 00:53:11,520 please come up tell us about your 1020 00:53:11,520 --> 00:53:15,750 organization. 1021 00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:18,559 What if the moment someone heard the 1022 00:53:18,559 --> 00:53:21,839 words, "You have cancer," they didn't 1023 00:53:21,839 --> 00:53:24,319 have to wonder, "what am I going to do 1024 00:53:24,319 --> 00:53:26,880 now?" What if they knew there was a 1025 00:53:26,880 --> 00:53:29,680 place where someone would understand, a 1026 00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:31,920 place to find support, connect with 1027 00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:36,880 others, learn, take a class, or simply 1028 00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:39,760 catch their breath. That's water for 1029 00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:42,400 place. Good evening, mayor and members 1030 00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:45,119 of city council. I'm Omar Ramos, program 1031 00:53:45,119 --> 00:53:46,880 development and operations manager for 1032 00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:49,200 Water Place Cancer Resource Center. We 1033 00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:50,720 are part of Rush CPPley Medical Center 1034 00:53:50,720 --> 00:53:53,520 in Aurora and we understand simply as 1035 00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:55,599 you also did within the proclamation 1036 00:53:55,599 --> 00:53:58,319 that cancer is much more than a medical 1037 00:53:58,319 --> 00:54:00,960 diagnosis. It affects families, 1038 00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:03,520 relationships, emotions, and everyday 1039 00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:06,640 life. Our role is to come alongside 1040 00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:09,760 people through that experience. We offer 1041 00:54:09,760 --> 00:54:12,559 support groups, counseling, exercise, 1042 00:54:12,559 --> 00:54:16,160 wellness programs, nutrition, creative 1043 00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:18,079 programs, and other services that helps 1044 00:54:18,079 --> 00:54:22,079 serve the whole person. And importantly, 1045 00:54:22,079 --> 00:54:23,839 everything that we provide within our 1046 00:54:23,839 --> 00:54:27,280 space is provided at no cost, 100% 1047 00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:29,359 without cost to every person who walks 1048 00:54:29,359 --> 00:54:31,040 through our doors, regardless of where 1049 00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:33,040 they get their cancer treatment from. 1050 00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:35,037 You don't have to be a rush patient 1051 00:54:35,037 --> 00:54:36,240 [clears throat] to be accepted at 1052 00:54:36,240 --> 00:54:37,760 Waterford Place. You just need to be 1053 00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:39,520 someone who is in need of our services 1054 00:54:39,520 --> 00:54:41,839 impacted by a cancer diagnosis because 1055 00:54:41,839 --> 00:54:44,319 again cancer doesn't care where you 1056 00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:46,640 receive your care. So neither do we. 1057 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:49,280 We're open to everyone in the community. 1058 00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:50,800 And if you walk through our doors 1059 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,040 tonight, I think the first thing that 1060 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:54,160 would stand out to you is not 1061 00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:56,480 necessarily the programs themselves, but 1062 00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:59,440 the actual people there. You'd see 1063 00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:01,040 someone connecting with another person 1064 00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:03,760 who understands, a caregiver taking a 1065 00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:06,160 moment for themselves, someone who is 1066 00:55:06,160 --> 00:55:08,800 rebuilding their strength, 1067 00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:11,440 someone who is quite often laughing in 1068 00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:13,520 the center. And that's the heart of 1069 00:55:13,520 --> 00:55:16,559 Waterford Place. Over the past 10 years, 1070 00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:19,599 we've welcomed approximately 5,700 1071 00:55:19,599 --> 00:55:21,760 individuals through our doors. And that 1072 00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:25,119 represents about 45,000 visits of 1073 00:55:25,119 --> 00:55:27,200 support, of encouragement, of 1074 00:55:27,200 --> 00:55:29,119 inspiration, of motivation to live with 1075 00:55:29,119 --> 00:55:31,520 a greater quality of life. But what 1076 00:55:31,520 --> 00:55:34,480 matters more is the actual people behind 1077 00:55:34,480 --> 00:55:37,040 those numbers that they know that 1078 00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,599 they're not doing this by themselves. Uh 1079 00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:41,359 so I'd like to introduce to you 1080 00:55:41,359 --> 00:55:43,359 Ranatada. She's with me today as one of 1081 00:55:43,359 --> 00:55:45,520 our survivors who's participated at 1082 00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:47,280 Waterford Place in several different 1083 00:55:47,280 --> 00:55:49,440 aspects of programs. uh she has a 1084 00:55:49,440 --> 00:55:51,760 fantastic story to tell as a metastatic 1085 00:55:51,760 --> 00:55:53,440 breast cancer survivor now over four 1086 00:55:53,440 --> 00:55:55,200 years. Uh she's here just to share a 1087 00:55:55,200 --> 00:55:57,200 little bit how water place has impacted 1088 00:55:57,200 --> 00:55:59,440 her own life and survivorship. Ranada, 1089 00:55:59,440 --> 00:56:01,359 >> thank you so much Omar. Thank you. Thank 1090 00:56:01,359 --> 00:56:03,040 you for having me here. I appreciate it 1091 00:56:03,040 --> 00:56:06,480 very much. So as Omar mentioned, I am a 1092 00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:10,400 stage four breast cancer thor. Um I was 1093 00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,520 diagnosed in summer of 2022 1094 00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:16,319 and even before my first treatment I 1095 00:56:16,319 --> 00:56:19,200 learned about Waterford and 1096 00:56:19,200 --> 00:56:21,599 one day before my first treatment I came 1097 00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:24,640 to the center was given a beautiful tour 1098 00:56:24,640 --> 00:56:28,480 of the facility and the immediate 1099 00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:31,839 thought that struck me on that day was 1100 00:56:31,839 --> 00:56:35,119 here I am there's hope for me I I am not 1101 00:56:35,119 --> 00:56:39,200 alone I I have all the programs that 1102 00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:42,880 I've learned prior to starting my 1103 00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:46,079 treatments, programs that research show 1104 00:56:46,079 --> 00:56:48,400 to help in achieving remission and 1105 00:56:48,400 --> 00:56:51,359 staying in remission. Um, I don't want 1106 00:56:51,359 --> 00:56:53,760 to cut this story short. I but I just 1107 00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:56,240 want to say that everything that Omar 1108 00:56:56,240 --> 00:57:00,160 just mentioned exercises, meditation, 1109 00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:02,720 cooking classes, nutritions, 1110 00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:07,200 uh gentle movement classes, all of this 1111 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:09,359 aided 1112 00:57:09,359 --> 00:57:12,559 my remission. Only three months into my 1113 00:57:12,559 --> 00:57:14,400 treatment, I achieved complete 1114 00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:18,319 remission. And I strongly strongly 1115 00:57:18,319 --> 00:57:20,000 believe that I would have not achieved 1116 00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:22,240 it if it wasn't for Waterford. If it 1117 00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:25,520 wasn't for support of wonderful people 1118 00:57:25,520 --> 00:57:27,119 who 1119 00:57:27,119 --> 00:57:30,000 lead different programs, the support of 1120 00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:33,040 staff, Omar is not only a manager there. 1121 00:57:33,040 --> 00:57:35,839 He's not. He's a friend. He's a shoulder 1122 00:57:35,839 --> 00:57:39,520 to cry on. He's a person to love with. 1123 00:57:39,520 --> 00:57:43,359 He's a person to share successes, share 1124 00:57:43,359 --> 00:57:50,880 heartaches. It's a truly a an oasis of love. 1125 00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:54,160 And anyone who 1126 00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:56,640 has any type of experience with cancer, 1127 00:57:56,640 --> 00:58:00,000 and we I'm sure we all do, uh, please 1128 00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:03,040 spread the word because I believe that 1129 00:58:03,040 --> 00:58:06,400 I'm here speaking to you guys 1130 00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:10,880 mostly because of this organization that 1131 00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:13,280 helped me go through everything that I 1132 00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:14,640 was going through. 1133 00:58:14,640 --> 00:58:17,040 I had completely different notes here, 1134 00:58:17,040 --> 00:58:20,720 but after what Omar said, I I'm just I'm 1135 00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:22,960 so touched what he said because that's 1136 00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:25,359 truly what what Waterford gives us. 1137 00:58:25,359 --> 00:58:27,839 hope. The first 1138 00:58:27,839 --> 00:58:30,640 minute I walked into the place was was 1139 00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:33,599 giving me hope that I can beat it. I 1140 00:58:33,599 --> 00:58:38,319 can. And as of now, I am almost four 1141 00:58:38,319 --> 00:58:40,799 years in a complete remission, still in 1142 00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:43,760 treatment because it's stage four. But 1143 00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:46,319 um I still attend not as often as I used 1144 00:58:46,319 --> 00:58:50,079 to because again I kind of return to my 1145 00:58:50,079 --> 00:58:52,559 regular life. But one of the programs 1146 00:58:52,559 --> 00:58:55,280 that I continue religiously attend is 1147 00:58:55,280 --> 00:58:57,920 the uh breast friends group which is 1148 00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:00,400 breast cancer specifically breast cancer 1149 00:59:00,400 --> 00:59:03,359 support group where uh women if in 1150 00:59:03,359 --> 00:59:06,559 different stages of cancer in different 1151 00:59:06,559 --> 00:59:09,280 stages of their life different uh ages 1152 00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:11,680 we have young women we have women 1153 00:59:11,680 --> 00:59:15,280 middle-aged like mine older women uh we 1154 00:59:15,280 --> 00:59:18,640 all have something in common we all have 1155 00:59:18,640 --> 00:59:21,200 something that we can share with each 1156 00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:23,920 we all have some advice that we can give 1157 00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:25,359 each other because we're all in 1158 00:59:25,359 --> 00:59:29,040 different stages. So, um I appreciate 1159 00:59:29,040 --> 00:59:34,000 your welcoming us here and English is my 1160 00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:35,686 second language. So, I'm sorry 1161 00:59:35,686 --> 00:59:38,079 [laughter] if if this sometimes was 1162 00:59:38,079 --> 00:59:41,520 maybe not, but I'm emotional. So, I 1163 00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:43,280 appreciate and 1164 00:59:43,280 --> 00:59:45,119 >> we need you out here in the middle of 1165 00:59:45,119 --> 00:59:46,559 the council. 1166 00:59:46,559 --> 00:59:48,799 >> Take a couple pictures when I present 1167 00:59:48,799 --> 00:59:51,359 the proclamation. 1168 00:59:51,359 --> 00:59:54,026 >> Come on in. 1169 00:59:54,026 --> 01:00:06,461 [clears throat] 1170 01:00:06,471 --> 01:00:36,069 » [applause] 1171 01:00:36,079 --> 01:00:38,400 » All right. 1172 01:00:38,400 --> 01:00:40,640 Now 9.2 1173 01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:44,160 Dennis Peron scholarship 1174 01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:54,549 trading card program. 1175 01:00:54,559 --> 01:00:56,400 Thank you for uh having me. I'm here 1176 01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:58,640 with my committee colleague here Dave 1177 01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:01,200 and um I appreciate the opportunity to 1178 01:01:01,200 --> 01:01:03,280 talk to you guys today. 1179 01:01:03,280 --> 01:01:05,280 >> Can you tell us your full name? So 1180 01:01:05,280 --> 01:01:07,680 >> yes, I am Gary Ricky. I run a marketing 1181 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:10,319 company here in Betavia. And uh before I 1182 01:01:10,319 --> 01:01:12,240 get started, a show of hands. Uh who's 1183 01:01:12,240 --> 01:01:14,592 still thinking about the Geneva game? 1184 01:01:14,592 --> 01:01:16,000 [clears throat] 1185 01:01:16,000 --> 01:01:17,839 Um 1186 01:01:17,839 --> 01:01:20,000 uh 56 to 49. I'm told that's a pretty 1187 01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:22,799 large number. Um 1188 01:01:22,799 --> 01:01:25,440 uh who doesn't follow football at all or 1189 01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:28,720 know anything about the Corn Kings? 1190 01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:33,359 That's me. That is absolutely me. Um, 1191 01:01:33,359 --> 01:01:34,880 in fact, the first game, the first 1192 01:01:34,880 --> 01:01:36,559 football games I've ever watched in my 1193 01:01:36,559 --> 01:01:38,480 entire life were two games last, uh, the 1194 01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:41,040 two playoff games last year, uh, in 1195 01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:43,520 support of Dennis Piron. Before that, 1196 01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:44,960 I've never seen a football game all the 1197 01:01:44,960 --> 01:01:46,400 way through or even 5 minutes of a 1198 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:50,880 football game. Um, I met um, I met 1199 01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:53,839 Dennis Piron in uh, 2019, in the fall of 1200 01:01:53,839 --> 01:01:56,559 2019. And at the time that I met him, 1201 01:01:56,559 --> 01:01:58,160 not only did I not really care about 1202 01:01:58,160 --> 01:01:59,440 football, I actually didn't like 1203 01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:01,839 football. I I I was kind of against 1204 01:02:01,839 --> 01:02:04,640 football. I was a band guy and so I had 1205 01:02:04,640 --> 01:02:06,960 my own reasons for that. Uh and then 1206 01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:09,200 within 10 minutes of meeting uh uh 1207 01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:10,880 Dennis Pieron, I said, "I love 1208 01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:13,200 football." 1209 01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:14,960 Now, it wasn't enough to watch it, mind 1210 01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:18,079 you. Um but it was because of what I 1211 01:02:18,079 --> 01:02:22,000 learned from him about how it teaches um 1212 01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:23,680 uh camaraderie 1213 01:02:23,680 --> 01:02:27,839 um how to be good citizens and um just 1214 01:02:27,839 --> 01:02:29,599 uh how to how to teach these kids how to 1215 01:02:29,599 --> 01:02:32,720 be uh for for leadership uh out on the 1216 01:02:32,720 --> 01:02:35,440 football field. 1217 01:02:35,440 --> 01:02:37,839 And so at the time I uh met him uh I 1218 01:02:37,839 --> 01:02:40,000 pitched my idea to him that I wanted to 1219 01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:42,799 start a marketing internship. And I just 1220 01:02:42,799 --> 01:02:44,880 met him, you know, 10 minutes and he 1221 01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:47,280 said, "Uh well, you you can do it here. 1222 01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:49,359 I will uh I'll find you the best kids in 1223 01:02:49,359 --> 01:02:51,920 this school and uh you can do it here. 1224 01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:55,200 Uh you can use one of these rooms." 1225 01:02:55,200 --> 01:02:58,079 And so um we met a couple times 1226 01:02:58,079 --> 01:02:59,520 throughout the wintertime. And then on 1227 01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:02,160 March 12th, 2020, we had our first uh 1228 01:03:02,160 --> 01:03:04,240 internship meeting. And I'll never 1229 01:03:04,240 --> 01:03:05,599 forget it because the next day is when 1230 01:03:05,599 --> 01:03:07,760 they close school down. 1231 01:03:07,760 --> 01:03:10,160 Strangely enough, we were still a able 1232 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:12,240 to meet every week and I've been there 1233 01:03:12,240 --> 01:03:14,559 ever since. 1234 01:03:14,559 --> 01:03:16,319 Um, 1235 01:03:16,319 --> 01:03:19,119 so you've seen what he's done. A lot of 1236 01:03:19,119 --> 01:03:20,559 you are aware of what he's done with the 1237 01:03:20,559 --> 01:03:22,240 football team. That's 14 straight wins 1238 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:24,559 against Geneva, uh, 2013 state 1239 01:03:24,559 --> 01:03:27,920 champions, then again in 2017. Um, but 1240 01:03:27,920 --> 01:03:30,559 could you imagine what he can do when 1241 01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:32,559 he's unleashed to teach a bunch of 1242 01:03:32,559 --> 01:03:35,200 teenagers how to start businesses? 1243 01:03:35,200 --> 01:03:36,799 Um, 1244 01:03:36,799 --> 01:03:40,000 what you see in how he teaches football 1245 01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:42,799 is about 10% of what I see behind the 1246 01:03:42,799 --> 01:03:44,319 scenes about what he's teaching these 1247 01:03:44,319 --> 01:03:48,720 kids about uh running businesses. Um, 1248 01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:52,079 I've seen him countless times, um, 1249 01:03:52,079 --> 01:03:53,760 giving his own money to the loaning his 1250 01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:55,200 own money to these kids to get their 1251 01:03:55,200 --> 01:03:57,200 businesses off the ground. Um, I don't 1252 01:03:57,200 --> 01:03:58,720 know how much it is because he doesn't 1253 01:03:58,720 --> 01:04:00,400 advertise it. He just does it on his 1254 01:04:00,400 --> 01:04:04,400 own. Uh, one of his students, Colin, 1255 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:07,520 uh, he, uh, he went to the coach with, 1256 01:04:07,520 --> 01:04:09,839 uh, he had hit a wall and he was stuck. 1257 01:04:09,839 --> 01:04:12,160 And, um, and this in his own words, he 1258 01:04:12,160 --> 01:04:14,640 said, what Pan said to him was, um, 1259 01:04:14,640 --> 01:04:16,559 there is no wall. you're making this 1260 01:04:16,559 --> 01:04:19,119 wall. Um 1261 01:04:19,119 --> 01:04:21,839 uh you need to get through this and you 1262 01:04:21,839 --> 01:04:23,200 will get through this. Just this is the 1263 01:04:23,200 --> 01:04:27,520 way real life works. Um and so what he 1264 01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:29,039 does is he doesn't solve problems for 1265 01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:30,960 these kids. He takes their excuses away 1266 01:04:30,960 --> 01:04:32,400 and then gives it back to them to figure 1267 01:04:32,400 --> 01:04:36,640 out what they got to do. Um 1268 01:04:36,640 --> 01:04:39,200 so a lot of times what he would do is he 1269 01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:41,359 would ask me to come in and present all 1270 01:04:41,359 --> 01:04:42,480 the different things that I'm working 1271 01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:46,319 on. And as I'm doing that, um, he's 1272 01:04:46,319 --> 01:04:47,920 asking all these questions out to the 1273 01:04:47,920 --> 01:04:49,440 room about all the things I'm I'm 1274 01:04:49,440 --> 01:04:51,680 talking about. And then he helps answer 1275 01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:53,599 those questions in ways better than I 1276 01:04:53,599 --> 01:04:56,079 could ever do myself. I mean, he is the 1277 01:04:56,079 --> 01:04:59,520 ultimate wingman. I have never never 1278 01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:01,680 seen a teacher like him. And I've been 1279 01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:04,000 spending, like I said, weeks every once 1280 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:07,359 a week on average since 2019. And I 1281 01:05:07,359 --> 01:05:09,200 again, I don't know anybody I've never 1282 01:05:09,200 --> 01:05:12,799 seen anybody like him. Um, last year for 1283 01:05:12,799 --> 01:05:15,280 instance, he reached out to a YouTube uh 1284 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:18,559 influencer who had millions of followers 1285 01:05:18,559 --> 01:05:20,799 and got this guy to come present to uh 1286 01:05:20,799 --> 01:05:22,640 to the high school to the kids and tell 1287 01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:25,200 them their stories. It was unbelievable. 1288 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:26,480 And all he did was go, "Hey, I'm going 1289 01:05:26,480 --> 01:05:28,240 to ask this guy." And this guy showed 1290 01:05:28,240 --> 01:05:33,039 up. Um, so last spring uh was his final 1291 01:05:33,039 --> 01:05:34,799 pitch night for incubator. And you guys 1292 01:05:34,799 --> 01:05:36,160 learned a little bit about the effects 1293 01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:37,760 of that with Brian who I've done some 1294 01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:41,200 work with as well. Amazing kids. and a 1295 01:05:41,200 --> 01:05:42,480 couple of people from the community 1296 01:05:42,480 --> 01:05:44,480 decided to start a scholarship in his 1297 01:05:44,480 --> 01:05:46,960 name with $1,000. 1298 01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:49,359 That was at pitch night last May. And 1299 01:05:49,359 --> 01:05:52,799 then the Dunham Foundation 1300 01:05:52,799 --> 01:05:55,920 said that if we raise $50,000, they'll 1301 01:05:55,920 --> 01:05:59,599 match it $50,000 for 50 for 50. That's 1302 01:05:59,599 --> 01:06:01,119 $100,000 1303 01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:04,319 going to Betavia Kids in his name 1304 01:06:04,319 --> 01:06:06,160 forever. 1305 01:06:06,160 --> 01:06:09,520 We are $7,000 away from making that 1306 01:06:09,520 --> 01:06:11,039 happen. 1307 01:06:11,039 --> 01:06:12,799 And 1308 01:06:12,799 --> 01:06:15,839 so what we created was, and I'll leave 1309 01:06:15,839 --> 01:06:18,079 some of these on the table, but this is 1310 01:06:18,079 --> 01:06:21,760 a trading card. This is Dennis Piron 1311 01:06:21,760 --> 01:06:24,160 from 1981 1312 01:06:24,160 --> 01:06:25,920 on the sidelines of Bavia. And again, 1313 01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:28,400 I'll leave these on here. It's a set of 1314 01:06:28,400 --> 01:06:31,119 10 cards that uh we gave away these for 1315 01:06:31,119 --> 01:06:34,640 free at one of the games recently. And 1316 01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:36,240 um 1317 01:06:36,240 --> 01:06:38,880 there's uh the the this is number three. 1318 01:06:38,880 --> 01:06:40,960 Uh Baby Pyon is coming out this week in 1319 01:06:40,960 --> 01:06:42,400 story of the season if you want to see a 1320 01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:43,839 really great picture of him when he was 1321 01:06:43,839 --> 01:06:46,720 one. Um oh and Dave's got some cards. 1322 01:06:46,720 --> 01:06:50,079 Excellent. Um 1323 01:06:50,079 --> 01:06:52,720 but uh 1324 01:06:52,720 --> 01:06:54,400 you can't get the other nine by buying 1325 01:06:54,400 --> 01:06:55,680 them. You have to donate. And if you 1326 01:06:55,680 --> 01:06:57,200 donate, you get the other set of the 1327 01:06:57,200 --> 01:07:01,280 nine cards. So uh that's uh that's what 1328 01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:04,960 we're doing with the cards. And then um 1329 01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:06,880 you can also go to puronleacy.org. 1330 01:07:06,880 --> 01:07:08,640 There's a QR code on there to get to 1331 01:07:08,640 --> 01:07:11,680 that. And that essentially is the ask is 1332 01:07:11,680 --> 01:07:14,319 that we're $7,000 away. We need to get 1333 01:07:14,319 --> 01:07:19,359 the word out. Um help us show him how 1334 01:07:19,359 --> 01:07:22,880 awesome he is. We're so close to being 1335 01:07:22,880 --> 01:07:24,720 able to give away uh to give this 1336 01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:27,920 scholarship away forever. We're $7,000 1337 01:07:27,920 --> 01:07:29,520 away right now. So, we're just looking 1338 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:31,200 for any kind of help that you guys can 1339 01:07:31,200 --> 01:07:33,280 get this word out and get people to 1340 01:07:33,280 --> 01:07:37,760 donate and um yeah, so that's our story. 1341 01:07:37,760 --> 01:07:38,480 Thank you. 1342 01:07:38,480 --> 01:07:43,589 >> Thank you. 1343 01:07:43,599 --> 01:07:44,799 » Yeah, come on. 1344 01:07:44,799 --> 01:07:46,799 >> Just I might have missed it when I was 1345 01:07:46,799 --> 01:07:49,119 handing those out, but the whole idea of 1346 01:07:49,119 --> 01:07:52,319 getting the $100,000 is so that this can 1347 01:07:52,319 --> 01:07:54,319 go on forever. It's going to be an 1348 01:07:54,319 --> 01:07:56,319 endowment that will feed off of itself. 1349 01:07:56,319 --> 01:07:58,079 We don't know yet whether or not we're 1350 01:07:58,079 --> 01:08:00,720 going to do two scholarships for $2,000 1351 01:08:00,720 --> 01:08:03,839 each or one scholarship for $4,000. 1352 01:08:03,839 --> 01:08:05,280 Um those are the kind of things that 1353 01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:10,480 we're still kind of working out. But the the whole idea of it is this is to 1354 01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:12,240 honor Dennis and what he's done for the 1355 01:08:12,240 --> 01:08:15,039 incubator program mostly, but also 1356 01:08:15,039 --> 01:08:16,640 include what he's done on this on the 1357 01:08:16,640 --> 01:08:18,880 football program. And we just wanted to 1358 01:08:18,880 --> 01:08:22,239 recognize him forever. one of his kids 1359 01:08:22,239 --> 01:08:25,279 and Dennis himself are now on the um 1360 01:08:25,279 --> 01:08:28,400 committee I'll say. And so when the 1361 01:08:28,400 --> 01:08:30,159 scholarship is handed out, it's being 1362 01:08:30,159 --> 01:08:32,159 handled through Beefy Pavia Foundation 1363 01:08:32,159 --> 01:08:34,560 for Educational Excellence. When it's 1364 01:08:34,560 --> 01:08:37,600 handed out that night, either Dennis and 1365 01:08:37,600 --> 01:08:39,440 one of his kids will be handing that 1366 01:08:39,440 --> 01:08:41,839 check out. So, it's a it's a great 1367 01:08:41,839 --> 01:08:44,159 thing. And I just hope we get the word 1368 01:08:44,159 --> 01:08:45,920 out and people help us reach that 1369 01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:48,960 $100,000. If we hit $200,000, we're 1370 01:08:48,960 --> 01:08:50,477 going to hand out more scholarships. 1371 01:08:50,477 --> 01:08:51,920 [laughter] 1372 01:08:51,920 --> 01:08:52,799 Thank you. 1373 01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:56,362 >> Thank you. 1374 01:08:56,372 --> 01:08:59,637 [applause] 1375 01:08:59,647 --> 01:09:00,640 [cough and clears throat] 1376 01:09:00,640 --> 01:09:03,359 >> All right. Then moving to item 9.3, 1377 01:09:03,359 --> 01:09:06,159 presentation of United Way by Kathy 1378 01:09:06,159 --> 01:09:08,162 Evangelista. 1379 01:09:08,162 --> 01:09:26,149 [clears throat] 1380 01:09:26,159 --> 01:09:28,159 Um, hello everyone. Thank you so much 1381 01:09:28,159 --> 01:09:29,839 for allowing me to be here. My name is 1382 01:09:29,839 --> 01:09:31,839 Kathy Evangelista. I am the executive 1383 01:09:31,839 --> 01:09:34,400 director of Betavia United Way. Um, and 1384 01:09:34,400 --> 01:09:36,159 I appreciate the opportunity to come in 1385 01:09:36,159 --> 01:09:38,319 here and share with you what we've been 1386 01:09:38,319 --> 01:09:40,480 doing uh over the past couple of months 1387 01:09:40,480 --> 01:09:42,319 and what we have planned for the next 1388 01:09:42,319 --> 01:09:45,600 couple of months. Um so the summer has 1389 01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:48,319 been very busy for us. Uh we did uh 1390 01:09:48,319 --> 01:09:50,319 complete our five-year impact report 1391 01:09:50,319 --> 01:09:51,679 which many of you I think most of you 1392 01:09:51,679 --> 01:09:54,560 have right in front of you and what we 1393 01:09:54,560 --> 01:09:58,080 found was a great big number and it was 1394 01:09:58,080 --> 01:10:02,000 a wonderful number. So, in um with all 1395 01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:04,320 of our neighbors [snorts] and all of our 1396 01:10:04,320 --> 01:10:06,320 donors and sponsors and everybody who's 1397 01:10:06,320 --> 01:10:08,400 been attending our events, community 1398 01:10:08,400 --> 01:10:11,040 dinner table, bat race, and the soup 1399 01:10:11,040 --> 01:10:13,920 event, over the past five years, we have 1400 01:10:13,920 --> 01:10:16,719 been able to collectively invest 1401 01:10:16,719 --> 01:10:19,199 threequarters of a million dollars into 1402 01:10:19,199 --> 01:10:21,360 Betavia residents, into programs that 1403 01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:24,320 support Betavia residents. Um, and I 1404 01:10:24,320 --> 01:10:26,239 think that's a big number. We're a small 1405 01:10:26,239 --> 01:10:28,320 city and we're a small United Way 1406 01:10:28,320 --> 01:10:30,320 comparatively to other United Ways. And 1407 01:10:30,320 --> 01:10:33,679 this is an enormous um impact and it's 1408 01:10:33,679 --> 01:10:36,159 not because of me. It's not because of 1409 01:10:36,159 --> 01:10:37,679 United Way. It's because of all the 1410 01:10:37,679 --> 01:10:40,960 neighbors that come together to love 1411 01:10:40,960 --> 01:10:43,280 each other and love on our neighbors to 1412 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:45,360 help our neighbors. So, I really thought 1413 01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:46,880 that that was something that was really 1414 01:10:46,880 --> 01:10:54,080 important for city council to see the impact that um Battavia has a heart 1415 01:10:54,080 --> 01:10:56,719 for its own neighbors. So, I wanted to 1416 01:10:56,719 --> 01:10:59,760 share that first and foremost. Um we 1417 01:10:59,760 --> 01:11:01,600 have, like I said, we have been busy 1418 01:11:01,600 --> 01:11:03,600 over the summer. Uh we had our community 1419 01:11:03,600 --> 01:11:07,600 dinner table event uh on in August 30th 1420 01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:09,360 and it the weather didn't really 1421 01:11:09,360 --> 01:11:11,679 cooperate, but [laughter] we still had a 1422 01:11:11,679 --> 01:11:13,920 great time. It was a wonderful event. We 1423 01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:16,640 were able to raise $20,000 to combat 1424 01:11:16,640 --> 01:11:19,360 food insecurity right here in Betavia. 1425 01:11:19,360 --> 01:11:23,040 Um so that was wonderful. Uh we also 1426 01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:26,000 just this morning actually um we were 1427 01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:28,719 out at the Betavia Community Garden uh 1428 01:11:28,719 --> 01:11:31,280 at Betavia Apartments. Um we work with 1429 01:11:31,280 --> 01:11:33,120 them. I think I've talked about it with 1430 01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:36,000 you before. I'm not sure if I I have or 1431 01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:38,400 not, but every spring and every fall we 1432 01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:40,159 are out at Bavia Apartments helping them 1433 01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:42,640 to get their garden started. They have 1434 01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:46,560 26 garden bed uh regular garden beds um 1435 01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:49,600 that are in those little tin containers. 1436 01:11:49,600 --> 01:11:51,679 Not really tin, whatever they are. Um 1437 01:11:51,679 --> 01:11:54,560 and then four raised uh accessible 1438 01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:56,719 garden beds. And so we're there to help 1439 01:11:56,719 --> 01:11:58,239 them set up the garden at the very 1440 01:11:58,239 --> 01:11:59,920 beginning of the season. And today was 1441 01:11:59,920 --> 01:12:02,560 our uh final harvest and taking things 1442 01:12:02,560 --> 01:12:04,800 down. So we had volunteers come out uh 1443 01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:06,880 working alongside the residents. And 1444 01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:09,280 that's that was my day today. So I'm 1445 01:12:09,280 --> 01:12:11,920 ready for a nap. [laughter] 1446 01:12:11,920 --> 01:12:14,960 um other things that were going on. Uh I 1447 01:12:14,960 --> 01:12:17,280 think many most of you know that uh Miss 1448 01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:20,480 Dolly Pardon passed away in August. Um 1449 01:12:20,480 --> 01:12:23,600 and why that's relevant to us. Um well 1450 01:12:23,600 --> 01:12:25,760 of course she's a wonderful human being 1451 01:12:25,760 --> 01:12:29,440 but she also um was the patron of Dolly 1452 01:12:29,440 --> 01:12:31,440 Parton's Imagination Library which is a 1453 01:12:31,440 --> 01:12:33,840 program that we run here in Betavia. Um 1454 01:12:33,840 --> 01:12:36,560 we were very nervous when we found out 1455 01:12:36,560 --> 01:12:38,719 um well 1456 01:12:38,719 --> 01:12:39,840 first and foremost we were very 1457 01:12:39,840 --> 01:12:42,800 heartbroken uh because Dolly was a 1458 01:12:42,800 --> 01:12:45,199 wonderful inspirational human being um 1459 01:12:45,199 --> 01:12:46,880 but also we were worried that the 1460 01:12:46,880 --> 01:12:48,640 program would be going away but we did 1461 01:12:48,640 --> 01:12:51,199 receive news right away that the program 1462 01:12:51,199 --> 01:12:53,040 will continue um Dolly Parton's 1463 01:12:53,040 --> 01:12:54,640 Imagination Library will continue here 1464 01:12:54,640 --> 01:12:58,400 in Betavia u in perpetuity as long as we 1465 01:12:58,400 --> 01:13:00,800 get funding [laughter] as long as we 1466 01:13:00,800 --> 01:13:03,040 continue being able to fund it. So, I 1467 01:13:03,040 --> 01:13:04,560 did want to share that because we've had 1468 01:13:04,560 --> 01:13:07,440 a lot of questions about that as well. 1469 01:13:07,440 --> 01:13:08,960 We have a lot of things coming up this 1470 01:13:08,960 --> 01:13:11,840 month um and into uh throughout the 1471 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:13,679 winter here or throughout the fall, I 1472 01:13:13,679 --> 01:13:16,159 should say. Our bat race is our one of 1473 01:13:16,159 --> 01:13:18,239 our biggest fundraisers 1474 01:13:18,239 --> 01:13:22,159 and it happens on October 24th, Sunday, 1475 01:13:22,159 --> 01:13:24,960 Saturday, October 24th. We kick off the 1476 01:13:24,960 --> 01:13:28,000 day with our bat race. It's a 5K, 10K, 1477 01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:31,679 and kids fun run. Um it we start off the 1478 01:13:31,679 --> 01:13:33,920 day and then people go AC come across 1479 01:13:33,920 --> 01:13:36,159 the Peace Bridge and head over here for 1480 01:13:36,159 --> 01:13:39,520 Batfest, Main Street's Batfest. Um we 1481 01:13:39,520 --> 01:13:41,760 are really happy to report that we bring 1482 01:13:41,760 --> 01:13:45,040 in more than 700 runners 1483 01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:47,679 uh and all their families to watch them 1484 01:13:47,679 --> 01:13:51,120 run from over 40 different zip codes, 1485 01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:52,960 not only in Illinois, but in Wisconsin 1486 01:13:52,960 --> 01:13:55,440 and Indiana. We even have people coming 1487 01:13:55,440 --> 01:13:58,000 from Washington. 1488 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,719 Um, so that brings in a lot of really 1489 01:14:00,719 --> 01:14:03,920 fun fun times. So if you are 1490 01:14:03,920 --> 01:14:06,560 so um if you are interested, please sign 1491 01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:09,199 up. The website is right there. United 1492 01:14:09,199 --> 01:14:11,120 Way.org/batrace. 1493 01:14:11,120 --> 01:14:14,719 Um we do have um registration is open. 1494 01:14:14,719 --> 01:14:16,960 We have spots for volunteers. If you 1495 01:14:16,960 --> 01:14:18,080 want to come out and volunteer, we'd 1496 01:14:18,080 --> 01:14:20,400 love to see you. 1497 01:14:20,400 --> 01:14:22,159 Next thing we have coming up after that 1498 01:14:22,159 --> 01:14:26,480 is in November the uh November for 1499 01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:28,719 November 15th. It's a Sunday, whatever 1500 01:14:28,719 --> 01:14:30,400 that Sunday is, whether it be 14th or 1501 01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:32,560 15th, we do our annual day of caring. 1502 01:14:32,560 --> 01:14:34,480 It's a leaf raking event where we have 1503 01:14:34,480 --> 01:14:37,040 volunteers between 50 and 100 volunteers 1504 01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:39,120 that gather together and spread across 1505 01:14:39,120 --> 01:14:40,880 Betavia to rake the leaves of senior 1506 01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:43,840 citizens throughout Betavia. Um, so we 1507 01:14:43,840 --> 01:14:46,640 are looking for seniors who need 1508 01:14:46,640 --> 01:14:48,400 assistance or people with physical 1509 01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:50,080 limitations that could use some 1510 01:14:50,080 --> 01:14:53,040 assistance. Um, please contact us. Our 1511 01:14:53,040 --> 01:14:56,400 phone number is 8630-877-2780 1512 01:14:56,400 --> 01:14:59,440 or you can contact us by email info 1513 01:14:59,440 --> 01:15:01,920 unitedway.org. 1514 01:15:01,920 --> 01:15:05,199 Um, so we are looking for people who 1515 01:15:05,199 --> 01:15:06,719 need the help and then we're also 1516 01:15:06,719 --> 01:15:09,280 looking for volunteers and the website 1517 01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:11,360 is potatoedway.org 1518 01:15:11,360 --> 01:15:14,400 day of caring. So that is um available 1519 01:15:14,400 --> 01:15:17,679 and that is on October 1520 01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:19,280 14th 1521 01:15:19,280 --> 01:15:22,400 Sunday from 12 to 2. Another volunteer 1522 01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:25,120 opportunity that we have coming up um 1523 01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:26,800 all throughout the winter is our snow 1524 01:15:26,800 --> 01:15:28,800 angels program. This is another program 1525 01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:31,760 for our senior citizens here in Betavia. 1526 01:15:31,760 --> 01:15:34,719 Um, seniors can contact us if they are 1527 01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:38,640 unable to safely shovel their driveway 1528 01:15:38,640 --> 01:15:40,400 um, and they can't they don't live with 1529 01:15:40,400 --> 01:15:42,000 anyone who can do it for them or don't 1530 01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:44,000 have anyone nearby and they can't afford 1531 01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:45,840 to have it done for them, they can 1532 01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:47,520 contact us and we will match them up 1533 01:15:47,520 --> 01:15:51,120 with a volunteer who will um, basically 1534 01:15:51,120 --> 01:15:53,840 adopt their driveway for the entire snow 1535 01:15:53,840 --> 01:15:56,719 season from December through March. Um, 1536 01:15:56,719 --> 01:15:58,880 so that is available right now. We are 1537 01:15:58,880 --> 01:16:01,600 taking applications for both uh seniors 1538 01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:03,760 as well as for volunteers. I already 1539 01:16:03,760 --> 01:16:05,199 have two volunteers signed up, but I 1540 01:16:05,199 --> 01:16:07,679 don't have any seniors yet. So, uh that 1541 01:16:07,679 --> 01:16:09,760 is uh available on our website 1542 01:16:09,760 --> 01:16:11,440 battunitedway.org/ 1543 01:16:11,440 --> 01:16:14,239 snow angels. 1544 01:16:14,239 --> 01:16:17,679 And then uh the our our kind of biggest 1545 01:16:17,679 --> 01:16:20,320 event of the year that actually makes my 1546 01:16:20,320 --> 01:16:22,320 holiday season every single year is our 1547 01:16:22,320 --> 01:16:24,480 adopt a family program. We're getting 1548 01:16:24,480 --> 01:16:26,400 started in planning this. We work with 1549 01:16:26,400 --> 01:16:28,480 the Battavia public schools who identify 1550 01:16:28,480 --> 01:16:30,640 kids whose families could use a little 1551 01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:33,600 bit of TLC over the holiday season. Um 1552 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:35,600 they collect wish lists. They send those 1553 01:16:35,600 --> 01:16:37,520 wish lists to me and then I match those 1554 01:16:37,520 --> 01:16:39,679 wish lists up with sponsors throughout 1555 01:16:39,679 --> 01:16:43,040 Betavia. Small businesses um not only in 1556 01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:45,040 Battavia but surrounding communities as 1557 01:16:45,040 --> 01:16:47,679 well. uh neighbors, 1558 01:16:47,679 --> 01:16:52,320 book clubs, families who uh sponsor and 1559 01:16:52,320 --> 01:16:54,560 you guys sponsored last year if I recall 1560 01:16:54,560 --> 01:16:56,080 correctly. 1561 01:16:56,080 --> 01:16:58,458 That's available for you if you'd like. 1562 01:16:58,458 --> 01:16:59,440 [laughter] 1563 01:16:59,440 --> 01:17:02,400 Um so we are just now starting to gather 1564 01:17:02,400 --> 01:17:04,800 sponsors um and collect those wish 1565 01:17:04,800 --> 01:17:08,400 lists. And it's an it's a wonderful 1566 01:17:08,400 --> 01:17:10,960 program because not only is it, you 1567 01:17:10,960 --> 01:17:13,280 know, supporting our Betavia students, 1568 01:17:13,280 --> 01:17:15,199 which it is, and that's wonderful, but 1569 01:17:15,199 --> 01:17:16,400 it brings so many different 1570 01:17:16,400 --> 01:17:18,080 organizations and so many groups 1571 01:17:18,080 --> 01:17:19,920 together. We have Betavia Rotary that 1572 01:17:19,920 --> 01:17:22,320 helps out. Uh Betavia Lions Club who 1573 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:24,480 does their underwear party, which is the 1574 01:17:24,480 --> 01:17:27,920 Thursday before Thanksgiving. Um I 1575 01:17:27,920 --> 01:17:29,600 should probably explain underwear. You 1576 01:17:29,600 --> 01:17:31,760 don't come in your underwear. I use that 1577 01:17:31,760 --> 01:17:33,920 joke every year. 1578 01:17:33,920 --> 01:17:38,000 Um the underwear party is uh the 1579 01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:41,679 people bring brand new not used brand 1580 01:17:41,679 --> 01:17:44,880 new underwear or socks uh to donate for 1581 01:17:44,880 --> 01:17:47,840 the kids. Um and that is the Thursday 1582 01:17:47,840 --> 01:17:51,920 before Thanksgiving at the VFW from at 1583 01:17:51,920 --> 01:17:54,400 6:00 at 6 p.m. And that's the Lions Club 1584 01:17:54,400 --> 01:17:56,960 that hosts that and then donates all of 1585 01:17:56,960 --> 01:17:59,600 those um underwear and socks for our 1586 01:17:59,600 --> 01:18:01,120 adopt a family program. So, so many 1587 01:18:01,120 --> 01:18:03,199 different organizations come together uh 1588 01:18:03,199 --> 01:18:05,360 to really provide a wonderful holiday 1589 01:18:05,360 --> 01:18:09,280 season for our Betavia families. So, I 1590 01:18:09,280 --> 01:18:11,920 love this community and this community 1591 01:18:11,920 --> 01:18:15,120 loves itself and loves each other and 1592 01:18:15,120 --> 01:18:17,714 it's all hearts and roses, isn't it? 1593 01:18:17,714 --> 01:18:20,719 [laughter] So, I appreciate the time um 1594 01:18:20,719 --> 01:18:22,640 that you allowed me to come share all 1595 01:18:22,640 --> 01:18:24,560 the things that we're doing for Betavia 1596 01:18:24,560 --> 01:18:28,000 and I hope to see you guys as sponsors 1597 01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:31,360 this year. I think Kathy, we really 1598 01:18:31,360 --> 01:18:33,440 appreciate you and all that you do. You 1599 01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:35,440 brought a new kind of a strength to the 1600 01:18:35,440 --> 01:18:38,320 whole organization that really is 1601 01:18:38,320 --> 01:18:40,719 serving Betavia very very well and we've 1602 01:18:40,719 --> 01:18:42,719 got as we all know we have some needy 1603 01:18:42,719 --> 01:18:45,440 families and your group seems to be able 1604 01:18:45,440 --> 01:18:47,199 to figure out who they are and what they 1605 01:18:47,199 --> 01:18:48,719 need and to help [clears throat] them 1606 01:18:48,719 --> 01:18:51,360 out. So I think you are a face that 1607 01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:53,600 helps make Bavia a very very special 1608 01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:56,000 place for good on the face of the earth. 1609 01:18:56,000 --> 01:18:56,960 So thank you. 1610 01:18:56,960 --> 01:18:58,880 >> Well, thank you for that. I think it's a 1611 01:18:58,880 --> 01:19:01,840 community effort, but thank you. Does 1612 01:19:01,840 --> 01:19:03,040 anybody have any questions about any of 1613 01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:07,750 the programs we have coming up? 1614 01:19:07,760 --> 01:19:09,920 » Okay. Thank you. 1615 01:19:09,920 --> 01:19:12,080 >> Thank you. 1616 01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:14,960 >> All right. Moving to item 9.4, 1617 01:19:14,960 --> 01:19:17,280 amendments to the city code regarding 1618 01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:21,270 video gaming. 1619 01:19:21,280 --> 01:19:24,880 Yes, you're next three all pertain to 1620 01:19:24,880 --> 01:19:28,960 changes to our requirements on um video 1621 01:19:28,960 --> 01:19:30,960 gaming throughout town. The first one 1622 01:19:30,960 --> 01:19:33,120 2026-31 1623 01:19:33,120 --> 01:19:35,040 revises the number of licenses that will 1624 01:19:35,040 --> 01:19:38,000 allow for for to um 14 overall 1625 01:19:38,000 --> 01:19:39,760 throughout the town and nine in our 1626 01:19:39,760 --> 01:19:43,760 downtown. The second one 2026-46 1627 01:19:43,760 --> 01:19:47,360 um establishes setbacks. We decided last 1628 01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:50,719 cow to do 100 feet from the property 1629 01:19:50,719 --> 01:19:54,480 line to both schools and churches. This 1630 01:19:54,480 --> 01:19:56,000 will create some potential 1631 01:19:56,000 --> 01:19:57,520 non-compliance 1632 01:19:57,520 --> 01:19:59,520 um from existing establishments and 1633 01:19:59,520 --> 01:20:02,239 within the within the language of the 1634 01:20:02,239 --> 01:20:04,239 ordinance establishes that if those 1635 01:20:04,239 --> 01:20:06,719 businesses do sell their business with 1636 01:20:06,719 --> 01:20:08,880 the liquor with the with the gaming 1637 01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:10,640 license that as long as it's in continue 1638 01:20:10,640 --> 01:20:14,640 operation um then that can happen. can 1639 01:20:14,640 --> 01:20:16,480 stay in the non-compliance 1640 01:20:16,480 --> 01:20:18,320 um as long as it doesn't lapse for more 1641 01:20:18,320 --> 01:20:21,520 than a year. And then the final one uh 1642 01:20:21,520 --> 01:20:23,120 2026-47 1643 01:20:23,120 --> 01:20:26,159 amends the text of our zoning code to 1644 01:20:26,159 --> 01:20:29,360 move video gaming establishments from a 1645 01:20:29,360 --> 01:20:31,920 conditional use to an approved use. And 1646 01:20:31,920 --> 01:20:35,280 it also adds language about video gaming 1647 01:20:35,280 --> 01:20:37,840 cafes. And so we'll take them one at a 1648 01:20:37,840 --> 01:20:39,920 time. And if there's other additional um 1649 01:20:39,920 --> 01:20:42,320 discussion, we can do that at each one. 1650 01:20:42,320 --> 01:20:44,320 But to start, I'll move we approve 1651 01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:46,880 ordinance 2026-31, revising the city of 1652 01:20:46,880 --> 01:20:49,679 Bavia city code, title 3, chapter 26, 1653 01:20:49,679 --> 01:20:51,360 establishing the number of gaming 1654 01:20:51,360 --> 01:20:53,280 licenses in city code. 1655 01:20:53,280 --> 01:20:55,760 >> Second. 1656 01:20:55,760 --> 01:20:57,679 >> Motion in a second. Is there any further 1657 01:20:57,679 --> 01:20:59,679 discussion? 1658 01:20:59,679 --> 01:21:02,320 >> Motion and second. Do any any discussion 1659 01:21:02,320 --> 01:21:06,070 further? 1660 01:21:06,080 --> 01:21:10,000 » Kirk, call the role. I guess 1661 01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:11,760 >> start with Beck. Hi 1662 01:21:11,760 --> 01:21:12,480 >> Malay. 1663 01:21:12,480 --> 01:21:13,040 >> Hi 1664 01:21:13,040 --> 01:21:13,760 >> Malone. 1665 01:21:13,760 --> 01:21:14,480 >> Hi 1666 01:21:14,480 --> 01:21:15,199 >> Wolf. 1667 01:21:15,199 --> 01:21:16,000 >> No 1668 01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:16,640 >> Sulfa. 1669 01:21:16,640 --> 01:21:17,120 >> No 1670 01:21:17,120 --> 01:21:17,760 >> Baron. 1671 01:21:17,760 --> 01:21:18,400 >> Hi 1672 01:21:18,400 --> 01:21:19,199 >> Leman. 1673 01:21:19,199 --> 01:21:19,760 >> Hi 1674 01:21:19,760 --> 01:21:20,560 >> Lman. 1675 01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:21,120 >> Hi 1676 01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:21,679 >> Peeper. 1677 01:21:21,679 --> 01:21:22,239 >> Hi 1678 01:21:22,239 --> 01:21:22,960 >> Farenbach. 1679 01:21:22,960 --> 01:21:23,600 >> Hi 1680 01:21:23,600 --> 01:21:24,159 >> Anderson. 1681 01:21:24,159 --> 01:21:24,880 >> Hi 1682 01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:25,600 >> White. 1683 01:21:25,600 --> 01:21:26,159 >> I 1684 01:21:26,159 --> 01:21:27,040 >> Barazza. 1685 01:21:27,040 --> 01:21:27,840 >> Hi 1686 01:21:27,840 --> 01:21:28,640 >> Lansancy. 1687 01:21:28,640 --> 01:21:30,560 >> No. 1688 01:21:30,560 --> 01:21:32,640 >> All right. We have 11 yes. Three no. 1689 01:21:32,640 --> 01:21:33,440 Motion passes. 1690 01:21:33,440 --> 01:21:35,040 >> Motion approved. 1691 01:21:35,040 --> 01:21:36,560 >> All right. Then I'll move we approve 1692 01:21:36,560 --> 01:21:38,800 ordinance 2026-46 1693 01:21:38,800 --> 01:21:40,640 revising the city of Bavia city code 1694 01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:43,920 title 3 chapter 26 establishing location 1695 01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:45,199 requirements for video gaming 1696 01:21:45,199 --> 01:21:47,280 establishments in the city code 1697 01:21:47,280 --> 01:21:49,920 >> second motion and second for what was 1698 01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:51,600 the or I don't have 1699 01:21:51,600 --> 01:21:54,400 >> 26-46 1700 01:21:54,400 --> 01:21:56,400 2646 [snorts] 1701 01:21:56,400 --> 01:21:58,159 46 1702 01:21:58,159 --> 01:22:02,550 any discussion on that one 1703 01:22:02,560 --> 01:22:05,280 » this is absolutely arbitrary and I think 1704 01:22:05,280 --> 01:22:07,120 somewhat ridiculous. The state already 1705 01:22:07,120 --> 01:22:10,239 has what they have set up. So, let's say 1706 01:22:10,239 --> 01:22:13,360 um we're 101 ft away. What are we 1707 01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:16,080 protecting for that? I mean, it I I've 1708 01:22:16,080 --> 01:22:17,280 already made my thoughts. Everybody's 1709 01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:18,560 talked about this so much, but this is 1710 01:22:18,560 --> 01:22:20,320 the most arbitrary one of all of these. 1711 01:22:20,320 --> 01:22:23,350 So, 1712 01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:25,280 » yeah. Um I think this is an important 1713 01:22:25,280 --> 01:22:27,520 one and uh we have recent history to 1714 01:22:27,520 --> 01:22:29,760 show that clarity for business owners is 1715 01:22:29,760 --> 01:22:31,679 of benefit. So, I think this is good to 1716 01:22:31,679 --> 01:22:34,880 provide a a crystalclear standard that 1717 01:22:34,880 --> 01:22:36,400 you don't have to get denied and then 1718 01:22:36,400 --> 01:22:38,159 appeal to then get approved, which is 1719 01:22:38,159 --> 01:22:40,080 what happened to our businesses wasting 1720 01:22:40,080 --> 01:22:42,320 money. Um, this gives them a crystal 1721 01:22:42,320 --> 01:22:43,840 clear guideline to follow. So, that's 1722 01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:45,520 why I think this is an important 1723 01:22:45,520 --> 01:22:49,750 addition. 1724 01:22:49,760 --> 01:22:53,590 Any other comments? 1725 01:22:53,600 --> 01:22:56,560 I guess we call the roll then. 1726 01:22:56,560 --> 01:22:58,719 >> Yes, sir. Once again, Beck. 1727 01:22:58,719 --> 01:23:00,560 >> Hi, Malay. Hi 1728 01:23:00,560 --> 01:23:01,120 >> Malone. 1729 01:23:01,120 --> 01:23:01,679 >> Hi 1730 01:23:01,679 --> 01:23:02,320 >> Wolf. 1731 01:23:02,320 --> 01:23:02,800 >> No 1732 01:23:02,800 --> 01:23:03,440 >> Sulfa. 1733 01:23:03,440 --> 01:23:03,920 >> No 1734 01:23:03,920 --> 01:23:04,560 >> Baron. 1735 01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:05,199 >> No 1736 01:23:05,199 --> 01:23:05,920 >> Leman. 1737 01:23:05,920 --> 01:23:06,400 >> Hi 1738 01:23:06,400 --> 01:23:07,040 >> Lman. 1739 01:23:07,040 --> 01:23:07,520 >> Hi 1740 01:23:07,520 --> 01:23:08,080 >> Peeper. 1741 01:23:08,080 --> 01:23:08,560 >> Hi 1742 01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:09,280 >> Farenbach. 1743 01:23:09,280 --> 01:23:09,920 >> Hi 1744 01:23:09,920 --> 01:23:10,480 >> Anderson. 1745 01:23:10,480 --> 01:23:11,040 >> Hi 1746 01:23:11,040 --> 01:23:11,520 >> White. 1747 01:23:11,520 --> 01:23:12,000 >> Hi 1748 01:23:12,000 --> 01:23:12,880 >> Barazza. 1749 01:23:12,880 --> 01:23:13,360 >> Hi 1750 01:23:13,360 --> 01:23:14,159 >> Lansancy. 1751 01:23:14,159 --> 01:23:15,600 >> Hi. 1752 01:23:15,600 --> 01:23:17,679 >> 11 yes. Three no. 1753 01:23:17,679 --> 01:23:19,679 >> Motion's approved. 1754 01:23:19,679 --> 01:23:21,040 >> Right. I'll move we approve ordinance 1755 01:23:21,040 --> 01:23:22,800 2026-47 1756 01:23:22,800 --> 01:23:24,719 amending the text of the zoning code 1757 01:23:24,719 --> 01:23:26,560 title 10 of the city code regarding 1758 01:23:26,560 --> 01:23:28,159 video gaming establishments. 1759 01:23:28,159 --> 01:23:32,400 >> Second. Motion and second for again I 1760 01:23:32,400 --> 01:23:35,360 don't have it on my should 2647 1761 01:23:35,360 --> 01:23:36,800 >> 2647 1762 01:23:36,800 --> 01:23:38,320 >> okay 1763 01:23:38,320 --> 01:23:39,520 2647 1764 01:23:39,520 --> 01:23:43,030 >> correct 1765 01:23:43,040 --> 01:23:44,800 » this is the only one that makes any 1766 01:23:44,800 --> 01:23:46,800 sense at all because it just it's just 1767 01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:48,800 removing some of the barriers for people 1768 01:23:48,800 --> 01:23:50,719 to actually apply for this and speeds up 1769 01:23:50,719 --> 01:23:53,120 the 1770 01:23:53,120 --> 01:23:55,920 to uh amend the situation that I voted 1771 01:23:55,920 --> 01:24:00,320 no against in the first one. So, 1772 01:24:00,320 --> 01:24:01,840 I don't think we need any of them. This 1773 01:24:01,840 --> 01:24:05,679 would be the only one that makes sense. 1774 01:24:05,679 --> 01:24:09,990 >> Other comments. 1775 01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:15,338 » I guess have the clerk call the role. 1776 01:24:15,348 --> 01:24:15,440 [clears throat] 1777 01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:17,199 >> Yes. 1778 01:24:17,199 --> 01:24:17,840 >> Beck. 1779 01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:18,480 >> Hi. 1780 01:24:18,480 --> 01:24:19,040 >> Malay. 1781 01:24:19,040 --> 01:24:19,679 >> Hi. 1782 01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:20,239 >> Malone. 1783 01:24:20,239 --> 01:24:20,719 >> Hi. [clears throat] 1784 01:24:20,719 --> 01:24:21,280 >> Wolf. 1785 01:24:21,280 --> 01:24:21,840 >> Hi. 1786 01:24:21,840 --> 01:24:22,400 >> Sulfa. 1787 01:24:22,400 --> 01:24:22,960 >> Hi. 1788 01:24:22,960 --> 01:24:23,520 >> Baron. 1789 01:24:23,520 --> 01:24:24,000 >> Hi. 1790 01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:24,639 >> Leman. 1791 01:24:24,639 --> 01:24:25,199 >> Hi. 1792 01:24:25,199 --> 01:24:25,920 >> Lman. 1793 01:24:25,920 --> 01:24:26,639 >> Hi. 1794 01:24:26,639 --> 01:24:27,760 >> Peeper. Hi 1795 01:24:27,760 --> 01:24:28,400 >> Fairenbach. 1796 01:24:28,400 --> 01:24:28,800 >> Hi 1797 01:24:28,800 --> 01:24:29,440 >> Anderson. 1798 01:24:29,440 --> 01:24:29,840 >> Hi 1799 01:24:29,840 --> 01:24:30,400 >> White. 1800 01:24:30,400 --> 01:24:30,800 >> Hi 1801 01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:31,600 >> Barza. 1802 01:24:31,600 --> 01:24:32,239 >> Hi 1803 01:24:32,239 --> 01:24:32,960 >> Lansancy. 1804 01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:33,600 >> Hi. 1805 01:24:33,600 --> 01:24:35,280 >> 14. Yes. No. No. None. Absent. Motion 1806 01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:35,520 pass. 1807 01:24:35,520 --> 01:24:38,560 >> Motion approved. 1808 01:24:38,560 --> 01:24:41,199 >> Okay. Moving to item 10.1, the 1809 01:24:41,199 --> 01:24:43,040 administrator's report. 1810 01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:44,800 >> Thank you, your honor. Um, one of the 1811 01:24:44,800 --> 01:24:47,440 things I wanted to mention was there's a 1812 01:24:47,440 --> 01:24:50,480 little bit of an abnormality to the um 1813 01:24:50,480 --> 01:24:53,440 schedule for the meetings next year that 1814 01:24:53,440 --> 01:24:54,880 I didn't have an opportunity to point 1815 01:24:54,880 --> 01:24:57,600 out. It's in June. It just so happens 1816 01:24:57,600 --> 01:25:01,440 that the first uh Monday and the second 1817 01:25:01,440 --> 01:25:03,280 Tuesday are both in the same week. And 1818 01:25:03,280 --> 01:25:05,679 so we moved the [laughter] instead of 1819 01:25:05,679 --> 01:25:07,520 having those two meetings in the same 1820 01:25:07,520 --> 01:25:10,639 week and none the next week, we uh have 1821 01:25:10,639 --> 01:25:12,560 one meeting per week as we ordinarily 1822 01:25:12,560 --> 01:25:14,800 do. And so we'll have it on the first 1823 01:25:14,800 --> 01:25:16,960 and third Mondays, but the third and 1824 01:25:16,960 --> 01:25:19,760 fifth Tuesdays. It's weird. Take a look 1825 01:25:19,760 --> 01:25:20,880 at it. [laughter] 1826 01:25:20,880 --> 01:25:23,199 >> It was too hard to understand. 1827 01:25:23,199 --> 01:25:24,779 >> I was told there would be no map. I was 1828 01:25:24,779 --> 01:25:25,679 [clears throat] told there would be no 1829 01:25:25,679 --> 01:25:26,800 map. 1830 01:25:26,800 --> 01:25:30,320 >> Uh don't worry about it. [laughter] 1831 01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:33,760 >> It's all good. Um just wanted to let 1832 01:25:33,760 --> 01:25:35,920 everybody know that uh last week we 1833 01:25:35,920 --> 01:25:38,719 became a sponsor of the windmill weekly 1834 01:25:38,719 --> 01:25:40,719 that Brian and his team had reached out 1835 01:25:40,719 --> 01:25:44,320 to us and uh one of our uh items in our 1836 01:25:44,320 --> 01:25:46,960 strategic plan is to find more ways to 1837 01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:48,639 connect with seniors in our community 1838 01:25:48,639 --> 01:25:51,120 and get them their news. Um they're a 1839 01:25:51,120 --> 01:25:54,560 fantastic group of individuals to uh 1840 01:25:54,560 --> 01:25:57,040 work with. I know from Margaret that 1841 01:25:57,040 --> 01:25:59,199 they have been very involved with our 1842 01:25:59,199 --> 01:26:01,120 chamber and they're doing such a great 1843 01:26:01,120 --> 01:26:03,040 job and it it'll be a pleasure to 1844 01:26:03,040 --> 01:26:05,520 support them in their endeavors. 1845 01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:08,560 Um at last week's cow meeting um there 1846 01:26:08,560 --> 01:26:10,639 was some requests for additional 1847 01:26:10,639 --> 01:26:13,440 communications and um our communications 1848 01:26:13,440 --> 01:26:16,159 department and HR worked together. There 1849 01:26:16,159 --> 01:26:19,280 are um tap free trial cards in city hall 1850 01:26:19,280 --> 01:26:21,120 in the police department lobbies at all 1851 01:26:21,120 --> 01:26:24,000 the windows. Um there's a QR code on the 1852 01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:26,719 back of that form as well as links to 1853 01:26:26,719 --> 01:26:29,520 learn more and um how to try programs 1854 01:26:29,520 --> 01:26:32,239 and the dates of the open houses. Um 1855 01:26:32,239 --> 01:26:35,679 we're also posting a slide for the uh 1856 01:26:35,679 --> 01:26:38,139 electronic bulletin boards out here. 1857 01:26:38,139 --> 01:26:40,159 [snorts] Um and also there was a 1858 01:26:40,159 --> 01:26:42,560 homepage news brief about all of the 1859 01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:46,960 above. And um uh we have town halls on 1860 01:26:46,960 --> 01:26:50,159 Wednesday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m. and 1861 01:26:50,159 --> 01:26:53,360 Tuesday, October 20th at 700 p.m. at 1862 01:26:53,360 --> 01:26:57,199 city hall. Um community and economic 1863 01:26:57,199 --> 01:26:59,679 development. Um, 1864 01:26:59,679 --> 01:27:02,000 last week Scott, Drew, and Zach attended 1865 01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:03,600 the American Planning Association's 1866 01:27:03,600 --> 01:27:06,000 Illinois State Conference uh in Evston 1867 01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:08,480 and it provides great opportunities for 1868 01:27:08,480 --> 01:27:10,719 continuing education in the planning 1869 01:27:10,719 --> 01:27:13,440 field which is required to uh maintain 1870 01:27:13,440 --> 01:27:15,520 staff certifications. 1871 01:27:15,520 --> 01:27:18,159 And then uh the October 7th plan 1872 01:27:18,159 --> 01:27:20,560 commission meeting is cancelled. The 1873 01:27:20,560 --> 01:27:22,080 next scheduled meeting will be on 1874 01:27:22,080 --> 01:27:24,880 October 21st. And at this meeting, there 1875 01:27:24,880 --> 01:27:27,440 will be uh design reviews scheduled for 1876 01:27:27,440 --> 01:27:29,840 Homestad's proposed additions to the 1877 01:27:29,840 --> 01:27:32,960 Exom building. And also uh public 1878 01:27:32,960 --> 01:27:34,480 hearings will be scheduled to address 1879 01:27:34,480 --> 01:27:36,159 updates to the service business 1880 01:27:36,159 --> 01:27:39,199 district's use list and addressing 1881 01:27:39,199 --> 01:27:42,719 treehouses, fences in the PFI district, 1882 01:27:42,719 --> 01:27:45,600 and uh some other proposed edits to the 1883 01:27:45,600 --> 01:27:48,800 zoning text. Information technology has 1884 01:27:48,800 --> 01:27:51,120 started a project to replace and upgrade 1885 01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:54,960 our Wi-Fi systems. Um, and they were in 1886 01:27:54,960 --> 01:27:57,040 all of our buildings today to assess the 1887 01:27:57,040 --> 01:27:59,600 quality of the uh the Wi-Fi connections 1888 01:27:59,600 --> 01:28:02,159 and to recommend the placement of where 1889 01:28:02,159 --> 01:28:05,199 boosters should be placed. Public works 1890 01:28:05,199 --> 01:28:07,920 uh on September 30th, the toy drive was 1891 01:28:07,920 --> 01:28:10,800 moved to their new temporary home at 931 1892 01:28:10,800 --> 01:28:13,440 West Wilson um where they will reside 1893 01:28:13,440 --> 01:28:18,080 through uh this year's um um 1894 01:28:18,080 --> 01:28:21,440 distribution. Also wanted to mention 1895 01:28:21,440 --> 01:28:23,040 great collaboration between the public 1896 01:28:23,040 --> 01:28:27,440 works team and CED. Um CED has done a 1897 01:28:27,440 --> 01:28:30,880 great job of getting many many of our 1898 01:28:30,880 --> 01:28:34,560 permit applications online and public 1899 01:28:34,560 --> 01:28:36,800 works recognized how smoothly that's 1900 01:28:36,800 --> 01:28:39,360 going. So they decided to put the 5050 1901 01:28:39,360 --> 01:28:42,159 parkway tree program uh as an online 1902 01:28:42,159 --> 01:28:44,960 application and it went really smooth. 1903 01:28:44,960 --> 01:28:48,080 In fact, uh we they processed 61 tree 1904 01:28:48,080 --> 01:28:49,840 permits and all the applicants paid 1905 01:28:49,840 --> 01:28:52,800 online prior to the installation. So, it 1906 01:28:52,800 --> 01:28:54,800 eliminates the need for the finance 1907 01:28:54,800 --> 01:28:56,719 department to have to go back and 1908 01:28:56,719 --> 01:28:59,120 individually bill all of these people. 1909 01:28:59,120 --> 01:29:01,520 So, it was a great improvement in the 1910 01:29:01,520 --> 01:29:04,639 efficiency of that program. And fire 1911 01:29:04,639 --> 01:29:07,280 department had beautiful weather and uh 1912 01:29:07,280 --> 01:29:10,480 great attendance at their open house on 1913 01:29:10,480 --> 01:29:13,520 September 27th. uh their total 1914 01:29:13,520 --> 01:29:15,120 year-to-ate calls for the fire 1915 01:29:15,120 --> 01:29:18,400 department are uh just over 4,000 1916 01:29:18,400 --> 01:29:21,440 already. On Monday, September 28th and 1917 01:29:21,440 --> 01:29:24,320 Tuesday, September 29th, uh the police 1918 01:29:24,320 --> 01:29:26,239 department participated in department 1919 01:29:26,239 --> 01:29:28,000 training for emergency vehicle 1920 01:29:28,000 --> 01:29:30,480 operations. Officers learned advanced 1921 01:29:30,480 --> 01:29:32,320 driving techniques and information to 1922 01:29:32,320 --> 01:29:34,960 help them in emergency response. The 1923 01:29:34,960 --> 01:29:36,880 training helps improve their driving 1924 01:29:36,880 --> 01:29:39,199 skills and sharpen critical 1925 01:29:39,199 --> 01:29:41,760 decisionmaking under high stress with 1926 01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:43,600 the ultimate goal of preventing 1927 01:29:43,600 --> 01:29:46,719 accidents and improving public safety. 1928 01:29:46,719 --> 01:29:49,360 Staff also worked for on uh educational 1929 01:29:49,360 --> 01:29:51,679 campaigns for National Pedestrian Safety 1930 01:29:51,679 --> 01:29:54,320 Month, which occurs in October of uh 1931 01:29:54,320 --> 01:29:56,560 every year. And that's all I have unless 1932 01:29:56,560 --> 01:29:59,440 anybody has any questions for me. Yes. 1933 01:29:59,440 --> 01:30:01,520 >> Any questions for 1934 01:30:01,520 --> 01:30:02,159 agreement? 1935 01:30:02,159 --> 01:30:03,600 >> Thank you. Just curious, the plan 1936 01:30:03,600 --> 01:30:05,280 commission meeting, was that canceled 1937 01:30:05,280 --> 01:30:07,520 because of quorum issues or because of 1938 01:30:07,520 --> 01:30:09,920 agenda? Nothing was on the agenda. 1939 01:30:09,920 --> 01:30:11,600 >> Uh, in this case, it's lack of items on 1940 01:30:11,600 --> 01:30:12,800 the agenda because there's, you know, 1941 01:30:12,800 --> 01:30:14,639 applicants that are applying for things 1942 01:30:14,639 --> 01:30:16,239 and then text a we throw on there 1943 01:30:16,239 --> 01:30:17,679 periodically for things. So, it's it's 1944 01:30:17,679 --> 01:30:18,719 we just don't have anything that's ready 1945 01:30:18,719 --> 01:30:23,270 at this particular meeting. 1946 01:30:23,280 --> 01:30:24,080 » Yes. 1947 01:30:24,080 --> 01:30:26,800 >> With the uh is the llama permit system 1948 01:30:26,800 --> 01:30:28,560 kind of up and running is been that way 1949 01:30:28,560 --> 01:30:30,880 for a little while. Are we going to see 1950 01:30:30,880 --> 01:30:34,159 like a report soon on its, you know, 1951 01:30:34,159 --> 01:30:38,159 first year in in use and how um response 1952 01:30:38,159 --> 01:30:42,470 times have been and stuff like that? 1953 01:30:42,480 --> 01:30:44,320 » Yeah, I'm I'm long overdue to give you a 1954 01:30:44,320 --> 01:30:46,159 report on where we've been uh with some 1955 01:30:46,159 --> 01:30:48,480 of the things. Um I've started drafting 1956 01:30:48,480 --> 01:30:50,159 it but then got taken away with other 1957 01:30:50,159 --> 01:30:52,480 things. So um I will try to get that uh 1958 01:30:52,480 --> 01:30:54,320 report done for you in in the next, you 1959 01:30:54,320 --> 01:30:56,000 know, month or so. 1960 01:30:56,000 --> 01:30:58,880 >> We're good. Thank you. Very good. 1961 01:30:58,880 --> 01:31:03,350 Great. Thank you. 1962 01:31:03,360 --> 01:31:05,760 » Uh, 1963 01:31:05,760 --> 01:31:07,360 new business. Do we have any new 1964 01:31:07,360 --> 01:31:11,120 business anybody wants to bring up? 1965 01:31:11,120 --> 01:31:12,960 >> Your honor. 1966 01:31:12,960 --> 01:31:14,560 >> Um, 1967 01:31:14,560 --> 01:31:17,199 I would like to um on a upcoming cow 1968 01:31:17,199 --> 01:31:20,719 meeting at a session where we review the 1969 01:31:20,719 --> 01:31:23,679 um city administrator 1970 01:31:23,679 --> 01:31:26,639 review process. 1971 01:31:26,639 --> 01:31:29,679 Second that. 1972 01:31:29,679 --> 01:31:31,840 I think we need any we'll just put that 1973 01:31:31,840 --> 01:31:34,960 on the agenda. 1974 01:31:34,960 --> 01:31:38,719 >> Any other new business from anybody? 1975 01:31:38,719 --> 01:31:43,350 Old business. Do we have any? 1976 01:31:43,360 --> 01:31:45,360 Well, under the mayor's report, I've got 1977 01:31:45,360 --> 01:31:47,440 a handout that I'm going to send to you 1978 01:31:47,440 --> 01:31:48,960 in a minute, but I want to talk about it 1979 01:31:48,960 --> 01:31:53,760 before I send it to you. Uh about 1980 01:31:53,760 --> 01:31:56,000 five, six weeks ago, I had some kids 1981 01:31:56,000 --> 01:31:58,800 from one of the schools in the fifth 1982 01:31:58,800 --> 01:32:01,360 grade, I guess they were, come down and 1983 01:32:01,360 --> 01:32:04,000 see me and want to ask me, "Are there 1984 01:32:04,000 --> 01:32:06,400 any pictures of how downtown Betavia 1985 01:32:06,400 --> 01:32:10,239 used to look 50 years ago?" And I said, 1986 01:32:10,239 --> 01:32:12,719 "Yeah, there's probably some around." 1987 01:32:12,719 --> 01:32:14,560 And they said, "Could you see if you 1988 01:32:14,560 --> 01:32:16,000 could put something together for us? 1989 01:32:16,000 --> 01:32:18,159 We'd like to have it and maybe have you 1990 01:32:18,159 --> 01:32:19,760 come and talk to our class about it." 1991 01:32:19,760 --> 01:32:21,520 So, I haven't done that yet, but I do 1992 01:32:21,520 --> 01:32:25,040 have it together. Then, two weeks ago, 1993 01:32:25,040 --> 01:32:27,760 the Betavia High School high school 1994 01:32:27,760 --> 01:32:30,320 class of 1966 1995 01:32:30,320 --> 01:32:33,199 had their 60th reunion, and they were 1996 01:32:33,199 --> 01:32:36,480 the very last class to graduate from the 1997 01:32:36,480 --> 01:32:38,000 old high school up here where the 1998 01:32:38,000 --> 01:32:40,320 library now is before it was turned into 1999 01:32:40,320 --> 01:32:42,480 the junior high for a few years. They 2000 01:32:42,480 --> 01:32:45,120 were the very last ones to go there. So, 2001 01:32:45,120 --> 01:32:47,360 they had a very interesting class 2002 01:32:47,360 --> 01:32:49,199 reunion. And they had three reunions 2003 01:32:49,199 --> 01:32:51,120 over the weekend. They had one on 2004 01:32:51,120 --> 01:32:53,360 Sunday, Friday, one on Saturday, and one 2005 01:32:53,360 --> 01:32:56,639 on Sunday. And so because I am, guess 2006 01:32:56,639 --> 01:32:58,639 who I am? And I was not in their class. 2007 01:32:58,639 --> 01:33:01,199 I was a year behind. But they wanted me 2008 01:33:01,199 --> 01:33:04,320 to come and to their reunion and talk 2009 01:33:04,320 --> 01:33:07,199 about things. So I went and again, this 2010 01:33:07,199 --> 01:33:10,239 whole thing about how did Betavia look 2011 01:33:10,239 --> 01:33:12,560 when we graduated from high school. My 2012 01:33:12,560 --> 01:33:14,400 goodness gracious, how different is 2013 01:33:14,400 --> 01:33:16,159 changed for the better. and there's all 2014 01:33:16,159 --> 01:33:18,480 these new things and the focus on 2015 01:33:18,480 --> 01:33:20,320 enhancing the river and people's 2016 01:33:20,320 --> 01:33:22,159 utilization of the river and they were 2017 01:33:22,159 --> 01:33:27,199 just full of compliments. So this became 2018 01:33:27,199 --> 01:33:28,960 after they talked about it some other 2019 01:33:28,960 --> 01:33:31,199 people called me with questions. So, 2020 01:33:31,199 --> 01:33:33,440 what I have done is over the last few 2021 01:33:33,440 --> 01:33:35,040 weeks, I've gone back into the 2022 01:33:35,040 --> 01:33:38,000 historical society records that I had 2023 01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:40,480 and some from the museum [snorts] and I 2024 01:33:40,480 --> 01:33:43,840 put together a a I'll call it a brochure 2025 01:33:43,840 --> 01:33:47,199 here of which I show pictures of 50 60 2026 01:33:47,199 --> 01:33:49,920 years ago in downtown Betavia. Most of 2027 01:33:49,920 --> 01:33:53,600 them right around here. And so hand 2028 01:33:53,600 --> 01:33:56,639 those out that way and you get one off 2029 01:33:56,639 --> 01:33:58,000 the top and then you hand the other 2030 01:33:58,000 --> 01:34:01,360 seven to the group going down. And I 2031 01:34:01,360 --> 01:34:03,120 just would like to have everybody just 2032 01:34:03,120 --> 01:34:06,639 take review it and get a appreciation of 2033 01:34:06,639 --> 01:34:09,920 how much change you guys specifically 2034 01:34:09,920 --> 01:34:12,719 have brought to downtown Betavia. And 2035 01:34:12,719 --> 01:34:15,440 it's very complimentary because, you 2036 01:34:15,440 --> 01:34:17,520 know, we took a couple old buildings, 2037 01:34:17,520 --> 01:34:19,360 the one we're sitting in right now was 2038 01:34:19,360 --> 01:34:22,000 one of them, and we modernized it and 2039 01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:24,000 really have something proud to talk 2040 01:34:24,000 --> 01:34:26,960 about in it. Because, as we say on the 2041 01:34:26,960 --> 01:34:28,719 program at the back of the room there, 2042 01:34:28,719 --> 01:34:31,840 this was the room where the fuel lines, 2043 01:34:31,840 --> 01:34:33,840 flexible fuel line that was used in the 2044 01:34:33,840 --> 01:34:36,239 rocket that landed on the moon was made 2045 01:34:36,239 --> 01:34:39,280 in this room. And so we've got some 2046 01:34:39,280 --> 01:34:41,600 interesting things about Betavia and 2047 01:34:41,600 --> 01:34:45,520 what it has. So, uh, I've, uh, got 2048 01:34:45,520 --> 01:34:47,280 everything on this, including the 2049 01:34:47,280 --> 01:34:49,440 Saturday Evening Post cover, which 2050 01:34:49,440 --> 01:34:52,080 showed back in the day when the depot 2051 01:34:52,080 --> 01:34:54,159 pond was a different configuration than 2052 01:34:54,159 --> 01:34:57,679 it is now. And as you will see as you're 2053 01:34:57,679 --> 01:34:59,040 looking at it, and I see you're all 2054 01:34:59,040 --> 01:35:02,000 looking at it now, uh, one of the more 2055 01:35:02,000 --> 01:35:04,000 interesting stories was the one that 2056 01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:08,239 happened on June 5th, 19 64 on the day 2057 01:35:08,239 --> 01:35:11,760 of high school graduation at about 4:00 2058 01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:14,800 in the afternoon. There was this old 2059 01:35:14,800 --> 01:35:16,960 livery stable building that stood where 2060 01:35:16,960 --> 01:35:19,040 McDonald's now stands in downtown 2061 01:35:19,040 --> 01:35:22,000 Betavia. And something happened and 2062 01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:23,360 somebody went over there and lit the 2063 01:35:23,360 --> 01:35:25,760 thing up. And I have pictures of it 2064 01:35:25,760 --> 01:35:28,320 here. And then immediate unfortunately 2065 01:35:28,320 --> 01:35:32,239 immediately to the west of it was parked 2066 01:35:32,239 --> 01:35:35,600 uh 12 newly delivered Chevy cars to 2067 01:35:35,600 --> 01:35:38,080 Avenue Motors. And they were sitting 2068 01:35:38,080 --> 01:35:40,800 there and you can see how they lost all 2069 01:35:40,800 --> 01:35:43,920 12 cars in the fire. And so there 2070 01:35:43,920 --> 01:35:45,520 there's just a lot of interesting 2071 01:35:45,520 --> 01:35:48,800 sidebar stories here that Betavia has. 2072 01:35:48,800 --> 01:35:50,639 And then on the back page, we have a 2073 01:35:50,639 --> 01:35:54,480 picture of the Miss Betavia boat that 2074 01:35:54,480 --> 01:35:57,280 used to be again right down here at the 2075 01:35:57,280 --> 01:36:00,239 where McDonald's is. And it used to sit 2076 01:36:00,239 --> 01:36:04,000 there and then when they there'd be uh 2077 01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:05,840 passenger cars that would come out on 2078 01:36:05,840 --> 01:36:08,239 what they called the third rail and they 2079 01:36:08,239 --> 01:36:09,840 would come to Betavia and then the 2080 01:36:09,840 --> 01:36:11,840 people would get off that the the 2081 01:36:11,840 --> 01:36:14,000 station was there on the east side of 2082 01:36:14,000 --> 01:36:16,400 the river right by the bridge. People 2083 01:36:16,400 --> 01:36:18,960 get off and walk across the bridge, come 2084 01:36:18,960 --> 01:36:20,960 over to the Mispavia, and then it would 2085 01:36:20,960 --> 01:36:23,840 take them north up the river to about 2086 01:36:23,840 --> 01:36:26,159 where Gore Street and Washington Avenue 2087 01:36:26,159 --> 01:36:28,400 are. And that was a big amusement park 2088 01:36:28,400 --> 01:36:31,840 with a ferris wheel and water boats and 2089 01:36:31,840 --> 01:36:34,400 all kinds of good stuff. And people from 2090 01:36:34,400 --> 01:36:36,560 factories would spend the day in Betavia 2091 01:36:36,560 --> 01:36:38,320 and then get back in the boat, come back 2092 01:36:38,320 --> 01:36:40,480 downtown, and then walk back to the 2093 01:36:40,480 --> 01:36:42,880 third rail car and go back to Chicago. 2094 01:36:42,880 --> 01:36:45,280 So, and they had this neat boat there 2095 01:36:45,280 --> 01:36:47,280 and it had a paddle wheel on the back of 2096 01:36:47,280 --> 01:36:49,840 it and everything else. So, Betavia is 2097 01:36:49,840 --> 01:36:53,440 full of it. So, uh I've suddenly have to 2098 01:36:53,440 --> 01:36:56,159 start making all kinds of copies of this 2099 01:36:56,159 --> 01:36:58,080 thing cuz I get all these people wanting 2100 01:36:58,080 --> 01:37:01,360 to see what this is all about. And so, I 2101 01:37:01,360 --> 01:37:03,520 I've got some a few extra up here right 2102 01:37:03,520 --> 01:37:06,719 now if anybody needs one. And uh I'm 2103 01:37:06,719 --> 01:37:08,639 making them and giving them away. And 2104 01:37:08,639 --> 01:37:10,719 it's been I think it's a nice shot in 2105 01:37:10,719 --> 01:37:13,199 the arm for Betavia because it clearly 2106 01:37:13,199 --> 01:37:16,080 shows how much we've done to make the 2107 01:37:16,080 --> 01:37:18,080 downtown a bigger and brighter and 2108 01:37:18,080 --> 01:37:20,480 grander place. And we really took 2109 01:37:20,480 --> 01:37:22,639 advantage of the Fox River. I think I 2110 01:37:22,639 --> 01:37:25,040 told you I was out and had some meetings 2111 01:37:25,040 --> 01:37:27,280 with the city of Rochelle, Illinois, and 2112 01:37:27,280 --> 01:37:29,360 they were very, I would almost describe 2113 01:37:29,360 --> 01:37:31,760 them as jealous of the fact that we had 2114 01:37:31,760 --> 01:37:34,000 this river in the town and we were able 2115 01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:36,000 to take that river and really do some 2116 01:37:36,000 --> 01:37:38,320 nice stuff with it. And that really 2117 01:37:38,320 --> 01:37:40,639 seemed to accent our town quite a bit. 2118 01:37:40,639 --> 01:37:44,080 So, a lot of people are admiring us. And 2119 01:37:44,080 --> 01:37:45,760 I think I've also told you I've got all 2120 01:37:45,760 --> 01:37:47,600 these other cities now that want to come 2121 01:37:47,600 --> 01:37:50,639 in here and see what we've done. I've 2122 01:37:50,639 --> 01:37:52,960 already had Highland Park here once. 2123 01:37:52,960 --> 01:37:55,280 They're coming back with a small bus 2124 01:37:55,280 --> 01:37:57,600 supposedly and the city council. And 2125 01:37:57,600 --> 01:37:59,520 I've got the mayor of Lraange talking to 2126 01:37:59,520 --> 01:38:01,280 me about wanting to bring him and 2127 01:38:01,280 --> 01:38:03,920 Western Springs over here. They haven't 2128 01:38:03,920 --> 01:38:07,280 come yet. And so then Rochelle has been 2129 01:38:07,280 --> 01:38:08,719 already they didn't tell me they were 2130 01:38:08,719 --> 01:38:10,639 here and then I went out there and they 2131 01:38:10,639 --> 01:38:12,400 told me all about what they had seen in 2132 01:38:12,400 --> 01:38:15,040 Betavia and they were all excited 2133 01:38:15,040 --> 01:38:16,960 because they really liked the windmill 2134 01:38:16,960 --> 01:38:19,840 display we had of all the windmills and 2135 01:38:19,840 --> 01:38:21,760 so they were the drinking fountain 2136 01:38:21,760 --> 01:38:24,480 capital of manufacturing of the world. 2137 01:38:24,480 --> 01:38:26,480 So they've now gone out and are trying 2138 01:38:26,480 --> 01:38:29,119 to recapture example of all the drinking 2139 01:38:29,119 --> 01:38:31,360 fountains that were made in Rochelle and 2140 01:38:31,360 --> 01:38:33,199 they're going to put those up. But the 2141 01:38:33,199 --> 01:38:35,119 one thing they liked, they told me, was 2142 01:38:35,119 --> 01:38:39,360 that the back of the the comedy club 2143 01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:42,000 over at Wilson and River, there's a nice 2144 01:38:42,000 --> 01:38:43,760 painted portrait on the back of the 2145 01:38:43,760 --> 01:38:46,080 building. And they apparently took a lot 2146 01:38:46,080 --> 01:38:48,239 of pictures of that cuz they've already 2147 01:38:48,239 --> 01:38:50,080 gone back to Rochelle with that idea. 2148 01:38:50,080 --> 01:38:52,719 And they took one block of the downtown 2149 01:38:52,719 --> 01:38:56,159 and at the back of this was an old dumpy 2150 01:38:56,159 --> 01:38:58,400 alleyway. They've painted a beautiful 2151 01:38:58,400 --> 01:39:00,320 painting on all these buildings at the 2152 01:39:00,320 --> 01:39:03,360 back in Ro in downtown Rochelle. And so 2153 01:39:03,360 --> 01:39:04,719 they tell me they're coming over to 2154 01:39:04,719 --> 01:39:06,480 Betavia again to see more because 2155 01:39:06,480 --> 01:39:08,080 they've heard about the quarry and they 2156 01:39:08,080 --> 01:39:10,000 want to see that because that's 2157 01:39:10,000 --> 01:39:11,840 something they I don't think they got a 2158 01:39:11,840 --> 01:39:14,000 quarry, but they think that it's a good 2159 01:39:14,000 --> 01:39:16,000 idea of how you take stuff and remake 2160 01:39:16,000 --> 01:39:19,440 it. And so, uh, I just feel very proud 2161 01:39:19,440 --> 01:39:22,880 of the fact that this council has got a 2162 01:39:22,880 --> 01:39:24,719 community here that people are saying 2163 01:39:24,719 --> 01:39:26,639 really nice things about. And if you go 2164 01:39:26,639 --> 01:39:28,719 to a lot of other meetings in the 2165 01:39:28,719 --> 01:39:30,400 region, there's a lot of cities that 2166 01:39:30,400 --> 01:39:32,320 don't have nice things being said about 2167 01:39:32,320 --> 01:39:34,560 him and they're in deep trouble with 2168 01:39:34,560 --> 01:39:37,360 things going on. So Bavia's got a lot to 2169 01:39:37,360 --> 01:39:39,280 pound his chest with and I think we 2170 01:39:39,280 --> 01:39:41,760 should and we are. But I just wanted to 2171 01:39:41,760 --> 01:39:44,400 share with you all this. So I'm going to 2172 01:39:44,400 --> 01:39:46,560 I think put this 2173 01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:49,920 on my city website on on the computer so 2174 01:39:49,920 --> 01:39:51,760 if anybody wants to look at it, they can 2175 01:39:51,760 --> 01:39:53,840 look at it there. 2176 01:39:53,840 --> 01:39:56,080 And another thing that just came to me 2177 01:39:56,080 --> 01:39:59,440 last week was Gene Olmstead from 2178 01:39:59,440 --> 01:40:01,360 Homestead's Appliance, which as you 2179 01:40:01,360 --> 01:40:02,960 know, he's kind of closing down and 2180 01:40:02,960 --> 01:40:05,920 selling. Anyway, he was in there kind of 2181 01:40:05,920 --> 01:40:08,000 cleaning the building out and he found a 2182 01:40:08,000 --> 01:40:12,320 movie that his father had made in uh 2183 01:40:12,320 --> 01:40:14,320 1962 2184 01:40:14,320 --> 01:40:16,480 of the day that the Betavia Fire 2185 01:40:16,480 --> 01:40:18,320 Department invited all the neighboring 2186 01:40:18,320 --> 01:40:21,040 departments over and we had one of the 2187 01:40:21,040 --> 01:40:22,880 biggest fires we've ever had in Betavia 2188 01:40:22,880 --> 01:40:24,880 and it was all a drill and all the 2189 01:40:24,880 --> 01:40:26,560 ladder trucks were set up and all the 2190 01:40:26,560 --> 01:40:28,719 firemen were there and they burned down 2191 01:40:28,719 --> 01:40:33,040 the building between Wilson and Hugh uh 2192 01:40:33,040 --> 01:40:37,360 Wilson and first and water street and 2193 01:40:37,360 --> 01:40:39,520 that's where subsequently the new jewel 2194 01:40:39,520 --> 01:40:41,760 then was built and other stores but they 2195 01:40:41,760 --> 01:40:43,840 burned down all these old was a windmill 2196 01:40:43,840 --> 01:40:45,199 factory and they burned the building 2197 01:40:45,199 --> 01:40:48,880 down. It's quite a quite a movie. It I 2198 01:40:48,880 --> 01:40:51,360 don't think we've ever had a spectacular 2199 01:40:51,360 --> 01:40:53,600 real fire as that thing was that the 2200 01:40:53,600 --> 01:40:55,920 fire department put on. But we now have 2201 01:40:55,920 --> 01:40:58,239 that for future generations to look at 2202 01:40:58,239 --> 01:41:00,800 to see how we got here and the things we 2203 01:41:00,800 --> 01:41:02,800 had to do to do it. But we've done it 2204 01:41:02,800 --> 01:41:06,080 very successfully and I'm I'm very proud 2205 01:41:06,080 --> 01:41:08,320 of what we've done with the river. Uh 2206 01:41:08,320 --> 01:41:10,000 that seems to get a lot of attention 2207 01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:12,560 from people now. And we've got a couple 2208 01:41:12,560 --> 01:41:14,960 of of scars on the river. I had a couple 2209 01:41:14,960 --> 01:41:17,199 of the staff guys out today with me in 2210 01:41:17,199 --> 01:41:19,280 the car. We were driving around and I 2211 01:41:19,280 --> 01:41:21,760 was sharing my concerns about different 2212 01:41:21,760 --> 01:41:24,239 stuff and I showed them my points on the 2213 01:41:24,239 --> 01:41:26,560 river that we needed to get to. So, I'm 2214 01:41:26,560 --> 01:41:28,239 confident that within the next few 2215 01:41:28,239 --> 01:41:31,119 weeks, we'll clean up the remaining 2216 01:41:31,119 --> 01:41:33,040 areas of the river that need a finishing 2217 01:41:33,040 --> 01:41:36,080 touch to them. So, anyway, that's my 2218 01:41:36,080 --> 01:41:38,800 report for the night. Anybody got 2219 01:41:38,800 --> 01:41:42,480 anything else they want to talk about? 2220 01:41:42,480 --> 01:41:44,159 I guess I would entertain a motion for 2221 01:41:44,159 --> 01:41:47,119 adjournment then.